Leah Malliris Schlechter ’01

Business Administration, Marketing and International Business 

     Leah works at Nike in Brand Marketing, contributing to large events including Global Football during the 2010 World Cup. “My Marketing classes and Economics class prepared me for my career. Playing volleyball at the collegiate level was also very helpful, because Nike is a collaborative and competitive team. Playing team sports helps develop the skills to navigate that type of environment and prepare you to work with and respect different types of people and value the contributions they make.”
     In 2008, Leah took her career further by launching a business called Alegre Brands, which sells a product called Footgloss, an all-natural foot prep that creates an invisible barrier between feet and shoes to minimize chafing that can lead to blisters. It is sold online at www.footgloss.com and at select boutiques in Portland and Seattle.