Leanne Banna has been a Henderson resident for over 55 years and a founding member of the Community Foundation of Henderson, where she helped launch POW! Partnership of Women. A former business consultant with 25+ years’ experience in strategic development, marketing, and public relations, she has worked with clients from local nonprofits to national brands. She served on several Arts board of directors, co-founded the Sandy Lee Watkins Songwriters Festival, served 18 years on the Habitat for Humanity of Evansville board garnering attention to landmark blitz build events and subsequently helping form their endowment, planned giving, Top 10 Affiliate worldwide status and resulting to her induction into Habitat’s first Lifetime Achievement Emeritus Board. A Western Kentucky University graduate and WKU PR Practitioner of the Year honoree, Leanne now enjoys restoring her historic 1850s Main Street home, designing luxury travel with CharlotteJames Travel Design and spending free time with her only adult son, Chase Joseph.