Leena Marie Saleh

About Leena Marie Saleh

Hi! I’m Leena Marie Saleh, also known as The EdTech Guru.With over a decade of classroom experience and 7+ years in the EdTech space, I’m passionate about helping educators and students thrive in a rapidly evolving world. My mission is to integrate technology in ways that unlock creativity, improve access, and prepare learners (PK–adult) with the critical skills needed for the future workforce.Today, I bring that passion to life at Canva, where I empower educators through intuitive design tools, professional development programs, and scalable content that sparks innovation in classrooms everywhere.Beyond Canva, I lead conversations as a podcaster, speaker, and teacher career transition advocate. Through my YouTube channel and coaching, I support educators exploring new pathways, whether that’s elevating their practice with technology or transitioning into new roles that align with their skills and passions.I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with educators, administrators, thought leaders, and EdTech companies to design forward-thinking strategies that center student impact and advance educational excellence.If you’re passionate about innovation in learning, teacher growth, or the future of EdTech, let’s connect. I’d love to collaborate on driving meaningful, lasting change in education.

Experience

1. Content Strategist & Product Educator

   Canva

   Jan 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Designed and launched a mini certification and full certification program for educators, enrolling participants with an 85% completion rate, creating scalable professional learning pathways to support global product adoption.• Owned end-to-end program strategy including curriculum architecture, scripting, resource design, and content vision, collaborating with video production, design, and creative teams to deliver high-quality certification experiences.• Produced and directed Canva’s “What’s New” global product education series, driving registrations per session and reaching views at peak, strengthening feature awareness and customer engagement at scale.• Led cross-functional collaboration across Product, Product Marketing, Lifecycle, Creative, Sales, and Training teams to align messaging, adoption strategy, and educator engagement initiatives.• Spearheaded district-level education strategy supporting Canva’s expansion across school districts globally, impacting 100M+ educators and students.• Partnered with District Sales to design and deliver high-impact webinars reaching schools worldwide.• Owned content strategy and community programming for global industry events including BETT UK and ISTE, defining strategic content themes, managing speakers, building lifecycle communications and marketing sites, and leading community storytelling in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Education

• Metropolitan State University of Denver

  BA, History, Licensure- Elementary Education

  2005 — 2009

• American College of Education

  Educational Leadership, Educational Leadership and Administration, General

  2010 — 2012