Kenneth E. Leonard

Ken Leonard received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington, Seattle, his M.Ed. from Eastern Washington University, Cheney, and his BA from LaVerne College, LaVerne, California.  He has taught high school economics in California, served on the faculty at Whitworth College and Seattle Pacific University and served as a Vice President at Seattle Pacific.  Leonard currently works as Associate Vice President with FTE. Ken also runs a fundraising and management-consulting firm and has developed many programs, curriculum units, and activities for teaching economics. His work appears in materials published by the FTE, the National Council on Economic Education, and the Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition. He has been recognized for his work with awards from the Freedoms Foundation and the National Council on Economic Education.

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