DaLesia began her career with Kimberly-Clark Corporation at their Conway, AR facility as a Process Engineer. After receiving her MSOM from the University of Arkansas (1997), she accepted a Manufacturing Manager position with DuPont in Richmond, Virginia, in 1998. DaLesia held several other positions of increasing responsibility at DuPont, including Engineering Operations Consultant for a DuPont/Dow JV and Global Manager for DuPont Engineering’s Chemical Equipment Sales and Redeployment Group, where her responsibilities included the US, Asia, and Europe.

In 2003, DaLesia left DuPont to attend law school at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville to pursue a career as a Registered Patent Attorney. After graduating law school, DaLesia was an Associate Attorney at Woodcock Washburn, LLP in Philadelphia, PA. She moved to Houston, TX in 2012, and is now Senior Intellectual Property Counsel for Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Her technology areas include but are not limited to chemical engineering, chemistry, mechanical, oil and gas technology, and medical device technology.

DaLesia is a native of Waldo, AR. She and her husband, Cedric, currently reside in League City, TX, with their daughter, Kaya Ihilani. DaLesia is very active in the community, and has served on numerous non-profit boards, as well as Community Service Chair for various organizations. DaLesia is a life-long learner and is currently pursuing her LL.M (Master of Laws) in Health Law from the University of Houston Law Center, with an expected completion date of December 2022. She is a Life Member of the University of Arkansas Alumni Association and a member of the University of Arkansas’ Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council.

Arkansas Academy of Chemical Engineers, 2023.