Class of: 1979, 1982

Leslie Miles

Leslie Miles (COM’79, LAW’82) of Bethesda, Md., published her first novel, The Statue, the Silk and the Story (Two Tulips Press, 2024), which she describes as a literary mystery for precocious middle-grade readers. Find out more at www.thestatuethesilkandthestory.com. Leslie has had a long career in public broadcasting and on Capitol Hill as a lawyer and lobbyist. In 2010, she founded Topside LLC, a legal and government relations placement firm. She lives with her husband and pets and misses her daughter, who lives in Los Angeles, Calif.

From the Winter-Spring 2025 issue.