Leslie Rein, a mental health counselor early in her career, became the head of a large, multi-level department in a Bay Area government agency but has focused since 2017 on visual art, a process which she describes as “a creative soul awakening.” She is a certified Singing Tree Project facilitator and is passionately committed to that approach to collaboration and “peace-building through process” to bring people together, heal common heartbreaks, rebuild trust, strengthen respect, practice acceptance, and cultivate love.  Leslie has facilitated five Singing Tree Murals.