In her senior year LeeMaster was chosen by The Daily’s editorial advisor as Associate Editor of the paper, and was one of the first women to achieve that status. There were only three full-time women students in the Journalism Editorial program at that time. The Daily’s Associate Editor position was automatically awarded an internship at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, but they had never had a woman so LeeMaster was “relegated” to the Women’s Department. She quickly turned it into bonus and created “How they Met,” a column detailing how couples met their spouses—from the common man to the president of Boeing. Her career path initially included reporting, public relations and marketing which became the base for initiating a comprehensive career in charitable giving for not-for-profit organizations for the past 40 years nationally. LeeMaster has served as staff at San Diego Symphony, San Diego Opera, Combined Arts & Education Council (COMBO), and helped establish the San Diego Performing Arts League and its half-price ticket booth, which raises funds for local arts and tourist attractions. She created and marketed a summer music festival for world-renowned La Jolla Music Society. She guided the San Diego History Center through its fund campaign to complete the Museum in San Diego’s Balboa Park. Her Fund Development career though primarily focusing on Arts and Culture also includes service on behalf of health care organizations, community college foundations and senior centers. LeeMaster is most proud of creating the fundraising plan for a national support group to fund the revitalization of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History First Ladies Exhibit, meeting living First Ladies as well as guiding the San Diego Education Fund for over 20 years to fund and mentor students from underserved communities to become teachers and provide diversity in the profession. Her achievements include multiple awards, including the Outstanding Development Professional (accorded in 2000) from the San Diego Chapter, Association of Fundraising Professionals; Outstanding Woman in Communications from Theta Sigma Phi (Now Women in Communications); and was named “One to Watch” by San Diego Magazine. She served as president of AFP San Diego for two terms and for 11 years as a Board member on the Association of Fundraising Professionals and its International Foundation headquartered in Washington D.C. She was also honored as an Outstanding Alum by the School of the Sacred Heart, Forest Ridge (Bellevue, WA) in 2006. In addition to her professional career she has advised dozens of organizations pro bono including ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) and counseled more than 100 aspiring journalists and fund development professionals.