Theresa L Leslie, a native of Suburban Detroit Michigan. She is the 4th of 7 children. At the age of 17, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from High School and left Michigan to go to college at a private Oakwood College located in Huntsville, Alabama. She started her studies in Physical Therapy but later realized she loved accounting. After college, she met her husband Garry Leslie and made Huntsville, AL her home. They will celebrate 31 years of marriage in the year 2022. They have three grown daughters and one son-n-law who are all very successful and two handsome grandsons.

Theresa is one of the top Mortgage Loan Originators in her market. She has been originating mortgage loans since 2001 with her beginnings at Countrywide Home Loans. She has won numerous awards such as Top Team Producer, Women of the Year, 1st Black Female Women’s Council President of the HMCBA to name a few and several Circle of Excellence Vacations. She loves helping to make homeownership a reality for her customers. She currently serves as a Community Loan Development Lender in her market helping to grow equality amongst minorities with regards to home ownership with BancorpSouth soon to be Cadence Bank.

Theresa has served on the local NAREB HSV Chapter executive board since 2018 under the leadership of April Parker. She was the Education Committee Leader with a team of 8 from 2018 – 2020. She has served as the treasurer in 2021 and helped organize QuickBooks for the Huntsville Chapter as well as setup Cashapp, Venmo, Square systems for payment options. She has attended National NAREB Conventions in Atlanta Ga, 2019; Atlantic City, NJ 2020 and Cleveland, OH 2021. She loves NAREB and its mission.