At WVC, Ms. Lea's positions included: Business Division co-chair; Program Curriculum Development co-chair; Administrative Assistance, Coordination, & Management Research & Development Committee; Professional Office Skills Training Program (POST) founder; Office Administration Advisory Board Chair; and WVC Founders & Emeriti board member.

Ms. Lea is also a local chapter board member of the League of Women Voters, and a student at the Institute for Study of Western Civilization.