Get to know CSA Education’s Director of AI Strategy & Integration, Lesley Freed, with our updated staff Q&A!
Interviewer: What is your name and role at CSA?
Lesley: Lesley Freed; Director, AI Strategy & Integration
Interviewer: If you had to describe the vibe of the CSA team in three words, what would they be?
Lesley: Collaborative, scrappy, resourceful
Interviewer: What’s a common misconception about your role that you’d love to clear up?
Lesley: That AI strategy is just using Claude or Gemini. It’s actually about designing workflows, governance, and knowing when and where AI adds value versus creates risk.
Interviewer: When you aren’t at your desk, where are we most likely to find you?
Lesley: At concerts and live music venues in Nashville—Music City!
Interviewer: Which CSA core value resonates the most with you and why?
Lesley: We Strive. I’m energized by creativity and curiosity and finding out how things can be better.
Interviewer: What is one thing—big or small—that you’re currently learning?
Lesley: How CSA operates and where AI can make our workflows smarter without overcomplicating them.
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Page last updated September 2026
