# Leila Chreiteh

> Leila Chreiteh is a digital communications strategist and activist who has spent her career bridging social justice causes with the people who care about them. A Georgia-raised, Agnes Scott College honors graduate with a self-designed Human Rights major, she founded a refugee resettlement nonprofit on her college campus, ran for Alabama state legislature, championed immigrant rights at the Justice Action Center, and brought her storytelling instincts to the startup world as Communications Strategist and Director of Community at Outlander VC in New York - weaving a thread of progressive purpose through every platform she touches.

- **Role:** Communications Strategist at Outlander VC
- **Organizations:** Outlander VC, Justice Action Center, Every Campus a Refuge at Agnes Scott College
- **From:** Georgia, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Self-Designed Major in Human Rights (graduated with honors), Agnes Scott College
- **Known for:** Founded Every Campus a Refuge at Agnes Scott College - successfully negotiated use of college property to house a refugee family, Partnered with International Rescue Committee to establish a functioning refugee resettlement nonprofit at a college campus, Ran a grassroots, no-PAC-money campaign for Alabama State House of Representatives District 54

## Career timeline

- **~2015-2017** — Founded Every Campus a Refuge (ECARASC) at Agnes Scott College, successfully housing a refugee family on campus
- **~2017-2019** — Worked in disability advocacy communications
- **~2019-2020** — Ran for Alabama House of Representatives, District 54 (Birmingham area), a people-powered campaign rejecting corporate PAC money
- **~2020-2022** — Joined Outlander VC as Director of Community and Communications Strategist, New York
- **~2022-present** — Digital Director at Justice Action Center, focusing on immigrant rights storytelling and legal communications

## Achievements

- Founded Every Campus a Refuge at Agnes Scott College - successfully negotiated use of college property to house a refugee family
- Partnered with International Rescue Committee to establish a functioning refugee resettlement nonprofit at a college campus
- Ran a grassroots, no-PAC-money campaign for Alabama State House of Representatives District 54
- Authored multiple field guides for Outlander VC covering investor cold outreach, remote startup best practices, and founder stories
- Served as Digital Director at Justice Action Center, amplifying immigrant justice cases through litigation and storytelling
- Graduated with honors from Agnes Scott College with a unique self-designed Human Rights major

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Published 'FRN Legal Decoder: Termination of Family Reunification Parole' at Justice Action Center
- **2023-01** — Published 'Remote-First Startup Best Practices' for Outlander VC Field Guide
- **2021-12** — Published profile of OutPitch 2.0 Champion Levantr for Outlander VC

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lchreiteh/

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Last updated: 2026-05-12