Leila Fleming Staffler is a veteran educator and leader in the Commonwealth’s public education system. She is a beloved teacher, advisor, and senior administrator who has worked in public education for more than 20 years.
Leila is the daughter of Deborah Aldan Fleming and Barney Reece Clark. She spent her formative years in Guam and in Tinian but has lived in Saipan for the last 16 years. Leila’s interests are wide-ranging, as reflected in the undergraduate degree in studio art she earned at Willamette University. She has also earned a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Education from Western Governors University.
To date, thousands of public-school students have been the direct beneficiaries of Leila’s passion for education and learning. She spent nearly 10 years in the classroom as a teacher in the Commonwealth’s public education system. And then Leila spent more than 10 years as an administrator at Kagman High School.
Leila has used her extensive experience to strengthen public education in the Marianas by successfully running for election to the Commonwealth House of Representatives, where she represents Saipan’s Precinct 5. She chairs the House Education Committee, and the SNILD Zoning Committee and is Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Health and Welfare.
In addition to her work as a legislator, Leila is also part of the CNMI State Apprenticeship Expansion Advisory Committee, Blue Ribbon Consortium Developmental Disabilities Council Transition Coalition, and the Kagman Schools' PTSA.
