Leighanne Saltsman is a singer, songwriter, composer and photographer with 15 years of experience in the creative industries. She honed her arts administration skills as an assistant manager for Judy Collins' label Wildflower Records; Mark O'Connor and Sharon Isbin; and has served as a professional choral singer for Paul McCartney, the New York Philharmonic, and the American Symphony Orchestra among others. She continues to perform at a professional level in New York City and the Hudson Valley. 

Leighanne lives on "Little Bear Farm" in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband Matthew and their red-nose pitbull, Scotty, where she homesteads and creates product for her business, Little Bear Homecrafts.