Board of Trustees

Tony Spearman-Leach, Board of Trustees

Tony Spearman-Leach

Title

  • Senior Director of Institutional Advancement, National Academy of Public Administration

Education

  • BS, Excelsior University (then Regents College)
  • BA, Johns Hopkins University

About Tony Spearman-Leach

Tony Spearman-Leach is the senior director of Institutional Advancement at the National Academy of Public Administration, a U.S. Congressionally chartered organization dedicated to advancing the mission of good government and public service. A transformational fundraising leader, Spearman-Leach transcends traditional development work by building enduring cultures of philanthropy, launching visionary campaigns, and aligning donor investment with long-term mission impact.

At the Academy, he spearheaded multiyear philanthropic initiatives, including the Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships and the Extreme Weather Resilience Hub, and launched the Diamond Anniversary Endowment Comprehensive Campaign during a period of significant federal funding disruption. He has collaborated closely with the Academy’s CEO and board to develop an entrepreneurial business model that positions the organization for sustained success, and he leads the Academy’s Celebration of the American Public Servant, aligning donor investment with America’s 250th anniversary.

Spearman-Leach has raised and stewarded resources from leading philanthropists, corporations, and foundations, combining technical expertise in grant writing and donor relations with an authentic, visionary leadership style. His global impact includes training hundreds of nonprofit and NGO leaders from more than 100 countries through the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.

A passionate advocate for community leadership, Spearman-Leach serves as treasurer of the Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union, chair of the Montgomery College PIC MC Foundation, governance chair of Leadership Montgomery, advisory board chair of the Josiah Henson Park & Museum, and a federally appointed board member of the U.S. Selective Service System. He served as president of the Excelsior University Alumni Association from 2023–2025.

An Emmy and Telly Award–winning communicator and a recognized leader in advancing diversity in philanthropy, Spearman-Leach is widely regarded as a strategist, storyteller, mentor, and fundraiser whose work strengthens institutions and communities in the United States and around the world.