Our Team

Holly Milburn-Smith (she/her) is a Co-Executive Director of the City Hub and Network for Gender Equity. She joined CHANGE in 2021 as a member of the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs in the City of Los Angeles. Prior to joining the Mayor’s team, Holly managed community-based development programs internationally and throughout the U.S. Some of her favorite professional experiences include working with children of incarcerated parents in New York state prisons, supporting research on gender-based violence in South Africa, developing an educational partnership serving children with disabilities in Haiti, and leading workforce development programs for young people impacted by the criminal justice system in Chicago. 

Holly received a B.A. from Transylvania University in her home state of Kentucky. She earned a Master of Public Policy and a Certificate in Public Financial Management from the University of Southern California, where she completed research for the TIME’S UP Foundation and the Sol Price Center for Social Innovation. Holly is a Fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar and, in 2022, was recognized by the Aspen Institute as a Rising Leader in Foreign Policy. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.

Leslie (she/her) is Co-Executive Director of the City Hub and Network for Gender Equity (CHANGE). She joined the network secretariat in 2023, and since then has been with municipal policy teams to reshape urban systems—from public space to public policy—so women, girls, and gender-diverse communities can move safely and live fully in their cities.

Previously, Leslie worked at the Greater London Authority (GLA), as part of the International Relations team. Before joining the GLA, Leslie was an Advocacy and Communications Officer at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), where she helped develop international advocacy campaigns and strategies to raise awareness of major humanitarian emergencies in global forums.

She holds a BA in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College in Los Angeles and an MSc in Urban Development Planning from the Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU) at University College London.

Eloisa is a project manager for the City Hub and Network for Gender Equity (CHANGE), and has been since 2024. Previously, she worked at Bogotá’s Secretariat for Women’s Affairs, where she contributed to the city’s Care System and broader equity policies, including efforts to address gender-based violence and expand opportunities for women. Eloisa has also consulted for UN Women Colombia, supporting the use of gender-sensitive budgeting and planning tools for local governments across the country.

Eloisa holds a degree in International Relations and a MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics.