The Fox Theatre: Living Our Mission

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Since 2017, Leigh Burns has been the Director of Fox Gives, the community partnerships division of the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Before joining the Fox Theatre, she held positions as the Education Manager with the Georgia Main Street Program and additionally served as the Outreach Program Manager and Certified Local Government Coordinator with the Georgia Historic Preservation Division.

Leading Fox Gives, Leigh oversees all grant programs, education, membership, statewide theatre presenting and partnerships. Since 2008, the Fox has awarded $4.2 million dollars in financial support for historic theatres in Georgia and the Southeast. Additionally, her team supports more than fifty-five statewide non-profit theatres and arts centers through Georgia Presenters.

Leigh earned an Associate of Fine Arts Degree from Young Harris College and a Bachelor of Art from the University of Georgia. Leigh has twenty-five years of professional historic preservation experience including internships with the National Park Service and the Historic Oakland Foundation and received a Masters of Heritage Preservation Degree from Georgia State University. In 2014, she received an Award of Excellence in Historic Preservation Service from the Atlanta Urban Design Commission. In 2025 Atlanta Magazine designated her as one of their 2025 Women Making A Mark.

A native of College Park, Leigh resides in Druid Hills and serves on the boards of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, the Georgia Downtown Association and the Young Harris College Alumni Board. 

INTRODUCTION: David Moore