Born in New Windsor, New York, Leise and her family moved to Kirkland, Washington in 1968. In 1970, the family moved to Spanaway, Washington where Leise attended Elk Plain Elementary, Bethel Junior High (now called middle school)and Bethel High School.
Leise does work with various high school reunions for Bethel schools, and events in the Pierce and King County area where she connects with people often.
A longtime resident of the Western Washington area, and a member of the Spanaway/Bethel community, Leise has many contacts and connections to those who have passed on. She is also an administrator of facebook group In Memoriam BSD which honors the memory of students, faculty and administrators of the Bethel School District, where there are almost 3,000 members. She attends funerals more than she wishes, and she also works with family members/close friends of the deceased to create photo entries and accurate mini bios to share with others who knew the dearly departed.

Born in New Windsor, New York, Leise and her family moved to Kirkland, Washington in 1968. In 1970, the family moved to Spanaway, Washington where Leise attended Elk Plain Elementary, Bethel Junior High (now called middle school)and Bethel High School.
Leise does work with various high school reunions for Bethel schools, and events in the Pierce and King County area where she connects with people often.
A longtime resident of the Western Washington area, and a member of the Spanaway/Bethel community, Leise has many contacts and connections to those who have passed on. She is also an administrator of facebook group In Memoriam BSD which honors the memory of students, faculty and administrators of the Bethel School District, where there are almost 3,000 members. She attends funerals more than she wishes, and she also works with family members/close friends of the deceased to create photo entries and accurate mini bios to share with others who knew the dearly departed.