Montverde Academy Athletics

Leah Turner joined the Montverde Academy staff as boys basketball operations coordinator in 2026 after a year as a member of the MVA community. She brings experience in law, graduate admissions, teaching and wellness to a role centered on supporting the program and its student-athletes.

Turner earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia, a law degree from George Washington University and a master’s degree in acupuncture from Maryland University of Integrative Health. Her career has included work as a litigation attorney, graduate admissions counselor, adjunct professor and owner of a private acupuncture practice.

A former high school soccer player and cheerleading captain, Turner has been connected to sports throughout her life. She and her husband, MVA boys national basketball head coach Steve Turner, grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, and have known each other since junior high school.