Leslie Capello

Senior Director of QUALITYstarsNY

Leslie Capello was appointed director of QUALITYstarsNY in 2018 after serving as the deputy director of early childhood for Children’s Aid Society in New York City. Prior to her work at Children’s Aid, Leslie served as the Early Head Start director at Grand Street Settlement and as the Early Head Start education director at Educational Alliance. Leslie’s professional experience includes over 20 years of experience working with birth to five early care and education programs in Northern California and New York City in a range of leadership roles, including a classroom teacher. Leslie earned her Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education & Leadership from Mills College in Oakland, CA and is an adjunct lecturer at Borough Manhattan Community College in the Teacher Education Department.

Email: leslie.capello@cuny.edu