Leah Poffenberger

Senior Manager, Communications  |  LPoffenberger@nhcouncil.org

Leah Poffenberger joined the National Health Council (NHC) in September 2024 as Senior Manager, Communications. Poffenberger brings a passion for science communication and experience from previous nonprofit organizations to this role. With a background rooted in biomedical sciences and journalism, she has built a career helping organizations translate complex scientific topics into engaging, accessible stories.

Before joining the NHC, Poffenberger served as Corporate Communications Manager at Optica and as a Staff Science Writer and Editor for APS News at the American Physical Society. In these roles, Poffenberger collaborated closely with writers and researchers to spotlight innovations and scientific breakthroughs for a wide audience.

Poffenberger holds both a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences (2015) and a Master of Science in Science and Technology Journalism (2017) from Texas A&M University. She brings love of editing, storytelling, and strategic communication to the NHC and is excited to return to her health-science background in this role.