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Lea Ridenhour
Chief Advancement Officer , The Linsly School
KRISTEN UPPERCUE
Photo by Erin Yaeger Photography .
LEA RIDENHOUR , chief advancement officer at The Linsly School , is passionate about working with young people . A native of Hanover , PA , Ridenhour spent her college summers working as a camp counselor at Camp Nawakwa , a residential camp in Adams County , PA .
“ I ’ m pretty sure that chief advancement officer wasn ’ t in my lexicon when I was a kid , but education was certainly on my radar as a career option ,” Ridenhour says . “ I have always been drawn to working with young people .”
After completing law school at the University of Richmond , Ridenhour moved to Wheeling to serve as a law clerk to U . S . District Judge Frederick P . Stamp , Jr . Ridenhour considers Stamp a mentor .
“ He brought patience , grace , dignity , humility and thoughtfulness to the practice of law and to the courtroom . There is no one else whom I would rather emulate professionally or personally ,” notes Ridenhour .
In 1998 , Ridenhour entered private practice before
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