Daisye Rainer

Daisye joined the Leeds team in June 2025. As Senior Program Manager, Leeds Development & Business Operations, Daisye will provide administrative and stewardship support to the Advancement team. She will work as a conduit between the frontline fundraising team and the Leeds Accounting and Procurement team to ensure gift utilization across corporate, individual and alumni partnerships.

 

Prior to joining Leeds, Daisye worked in foreign aid and international development, managing multimillion-dollar USAID projects around the world. Her professional experience ranges across the public, private, and non-profit sector with a variety of stakeholders and clients. Daisye is most passionate about connecting with her community, both locally and globally, and enjoys volunteering with the International Rescue Committee in Denver.

 

Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, she has called Colorado home for four years. Daisye graduated from the University of Virginia, where she studied Global Development Studies and Public Policy. Outside of the office, Daisye loves traveling, reading, spending time with her family (and pets!), and exploring the Rocky Mountains.