Jean Leier

Jean Leier

Jean Leier, APR, joined I-77 Mobility Partners in Fall 2014 as Director of Corporate Affairs, managing marketing and branding, social responsibility, and community, customer, media, public and government relations for the project. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Huntersville Chamber and the Mooresville-Lake Norman United Way. Leier’s prior role was public and community relations manager for the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), leading the City of Charlotte’s communications and stakeholder outreach for design and construction of the first-ever light rail, light rail extension and streetcar projects in Charlotte. In 2017, Leier received the Infinity Award from the Charlotte Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, the highest honor given to a public relations professional who has achieved substantial success in their professional work and has demonstrated the highest standards of ethical conduct in their professional practice. Leier is a former assignment editor for WSOC-TV in Charlotte She holds a BS degree in Mass Communications and a Minor in Political Science from Minnesota State University Moorhead.