How I Got Here: Paul Leahy

Paul Leahy
Associate Director of Membership and Component Relations
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Washington, DC

It’s not common for people to graduate from college and immediately go to work for an association. But that’s what Paul Leahy did after finishing up at James Madison University. And now he’s at his second association—the American Immigration Lawyers Association—and in his fifth job role as associate director of membership and component relations. Here’s a look at his 11-year association career:

Just because you’re a young professional doesn’t mean you don’t have as much to offer as the baby boomer sitting next to you.—Paul Leahy, American Immigration Lawyers Association

A Working History

2006–2007 Constituent Organization Services Assistant at American Academy of Physician Assistants

2007–2008 Constituent Organization Management Solutions Manager at American Academy of Physician Assistants

2008–2010 Member Outreach Associate at American Immigration Lawyers Association

2011–2013 Component Relations Manager at American Immigration Lawyers Association

2013– Associate Director of Membership and Component Relations at American Immigration Lawyers Association