Emerging Leaders Class of 2017

Leah Angel Daniel is an educator, writer, visionary, author, inspirational speaker and mentor who is the living epitome of the phrase, “I don't look like what I have been through.” As a former foster care youth, Daniel discovered at an early age that there would always be an opportunity to turn a negative situation into a positive outcome.

Daniel currently serves as an Adjunct English Instructor at the Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center, a per-diem Intensive Preventive Social Worker at Gateway-Longview, a Parent Liaison for Say Yes Buffalo, and also as an educational trainer (teaching a new curriculum “Youth Thrive” for Rutgers University in Newark, NJ). She is also currently pursuing a doctoral degree at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. Daniel is the founder of Words Have Wings, an organization that inspires “Healing through Writing” and encourages at-risk populations to express and empower themselves through written word, while also promoting healthy self-image and mental health awareness.