Leanna Jenkins is Executive Director of the Nevada Business Opportunity Fund/Nevada Women’s Business Center.

As Executive Director of the Nevada Business Opportunity Fund/Nevada Women’s Business Center, Leanna Jenkins is dedicated to the development, empowerment, and success of women and minority entrepreneurs in Nevada. Leanna is responsible for assisting in bringing one of the largest CDFI’s in the United States to the state of Nevada to ensure that all Nevadan’s have access to small business capital in an honest and transparent manner with non-predatory interest rates. A passionate and engaging public speaker, Leanna regularly presents at local and national events. With her combined passion and successful track-record, Leanna is a respected and sought-out leader in the community where she sits on committees with the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, working with the State of Nevada and the needs of small businesses in the state and is in her 2nd term as an alternate member of the Business Development Advisory Council (BDAC) for Clark County.  On invitation in 2014, Leanna attended the hearing of U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship for Empowering Women Entrepreneurs.

Leanna has received numerous awards throughout her career, including awards from the U.S. Small Business Administration, 2016 Women’s Business Advocator of the Year, 2017 Rising Star and is a recipient of the Woman of Distinction Award by the National Association of Women Business Owners for 2018 and was recognized by the Urban Chamber of Commerce as a Small Business Advisor in 2019.

Leanna also serves on the Board of Director’s for Opportunity Alliance Nevada.