Lelaine is the Interim Vice President for Congressional Relations & Economic Justice where she is responsible for creating and executing strategy, issue campaign and outreach plans for the National Partnership for Women & Families.

Before joining the National Partnership, Lelaine was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Relations at HUD during the Obama Administration. Her Capitol Hill experience includes working for Rep. Judy Chu and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Rep. Corrine Brown, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler.

Lelaine attended the University of Florida and the Graduate School of Political Management at The George Washington University.