Leslie Zellers is PHLP’s director of programs. She also directs PHLP’s tobacco control work, including the Technical Assistance Legal Center (TALC), a California-based project providing technical assistance to communities seeking to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke and limit tobacco marketing and sales. Prior to joining PHLP, Leslie conducted legal and policy work on tobacco prevention and childhood lead poisoning prevention for Contra Costa County and several nonprofit organizations. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, and a graduate of the UC Hastings College of the Law.