International Textiles and Apparel Association (ITAA)

  • Elected to position of Graduate Student Liaison, 2019
  • Acted as voice of graduate student members on ITAA Council
  • Developed Graduate Student Survey and presented results to Council
  • Posted to ITAA Graduate student social media Facebook Group
  • Wrote updates for monthly newsletters
  • Produced Fireside Chat at 2019 annual conference:
    • Developed theme
    • Identified and recruited panelists 
    • Acted as moderator for session

Costume Society of America (CSA)

"Conversations on Dress" webinar series. Volunteered as panelist, moderator, co-producer, and producer.

Host & Co-Producer with Dr. Monica Sklar

"Subculture Style Innovation"

"Black Liberation in Fashion: (re)cultivating and (re)imagining"

Host & Producer

"Theorizing LGBTQIA+ Style, Fashion, Dress"

  • Recruited moderator and developed event content
  • Hosted live event
  • Provided technical support to moderator
  • Coordinated with panelists
  • Liaised with moderator
  • Scheduled & ran technical rehearsal

Moderator

"How To... Research in an Archive"

  • Worked with production team
  • Developed questions for panelists 
  • Participated in technical rehearsal
  • Moderated webinar for live event

Design for Philanthropy

EVENTS

Circus Couture 2010-2012, 2019

Circus Couture is a philanthropic annual event raising funds to benefit the Cure4theKids foundation in Las Vegas, NV. For the first three years, Jenny Leigh acted as Fashion Director, recruiting designers for the curated runway, developing performers' wardrobe as needed, participating in media events, and showcasing wearable art designs during the shows and as the Featured Designer in 2011. For the 2019 10th anniversary event, Jenny Leigh was invited to remount designs from the first two years as part of the runway retrospective.

2010

2012

Photo by Shane O'Neal

2011

Photo by Jerry Metellus

Design for Fundraising Auctions

Masquer-Aid: Entertainment Relief, 2020

Art auction benefitting The Actors Fund
  • Created beaded wearable art mask to raise funds for the entertainment industry
  • Design was used in marketing materials on social media
  • Mask raised over $400t.

Costume Design for Additional Philanthropic Fundraising Activities:

YWCA Orange County, New York: Annual BRA-zaar for Breast Cancer Awareness & Programming 2009, 2011 - 2013
Black Cat Cabaret to benefit Pets Lifeline, Sonoma CA: 2011
St. Therèse Outreach Center for HIV/AIDS, Las Vegas NV: Annual Easter Bonnet Competition 2008-2009