Leslie Prock joined The School of Education & Human Development in 2008 as a Site Professor in the Urban Community Teacher Education program. She came to ASPIRE to Teach as an Alternative Licensure Instructor in 2013.

Prock began her teaching career in the Los Angeles Unified School District. While teaching, she gained knowledge and expertise in developing professional development, working with emerging bilinguals, co-teaching, and working with students in a variety of after-school programs. She then became an instructional coach for UCLA in LAUSD middle schools for two years.

Prock enjoys spending time with her daughter, taking long walks, baking together and experiencing life through her eyes. She is also an avid traveler, along with her husband, an activity she sees as essential to maintain perspective and openness to the world.