Leslie Kahn, A.I.A is a registered architect and LEED certified. She serves as Facilities Program Manager for the Administrative Office of the US Courts, and works with the General Services Administration (GSA) Design Excellence Program, providing the opportunity to achieve high-quality design for a high performance building, while incorporating art in architecture. Kahn has also worked in private sector architecture firms and has received awards for historic preservation projects. She holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts and Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design. A resident of Montgomery County, Kahn is also a working artist selling and exhibiting primarily watercolor paintings of nature and wildlife.