{{short description|American journalist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Lea Gabrielle | image = Lea Gabrielle.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Lea Gabrielle Potts | other_names = Lea Sutton <br> Lea Gabrielle Sutton | birth_date = | birth_place = Alexandria, Virginia, US<ref name="CG">[http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/midshipman-th-class-lea-potts-stands-at-attention/article_5221951c-eacd-54d5-8742-e3f5698b3064.html Capital Gazette.com, Midshipman 4th Class Lea Potts stands at attention December 13, 1993] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140613215544/http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/midshipman-th-class-lea-potts-stands-at-attention/article_5221951c-eacd-54d5-8742-e3f5698b3064.html |date=June 13, 2014 }}</ref> | education = [[United States Naval Academy]] (1997) | occupation = Journalist and Naval aviator | title = | URL = | years_active = | employer = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | television = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | political_party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | criminal_charge = <!-- Criminality parameters should be supported with citations from reliable sources --> | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = | partner = | children = | callsign = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | footnotes = }} '''Lea Gabrielle''' is a former U.S. Diplomat who served as the Special Envoy and Coordinator of the [[Global Engagement Center (GEC)|Global Engagement Center]] at the U.S. Department of State from 2019-2021. She formerly served in the United States Navy for twelve years as a combat naval aviator and intelligence officer. As a civilian, she worked as a journalist and correspondent for the [[Fox News Channel]] and [[NBC News]]. In 2024 she was named vice president and general manager for the [[Mount Snow]] ski resort.
==Early life and education== While attending [[Mount Vernon High School (Alexandria, Virginia)|Mount Vernon High School]] in [[Fairfax County, Virginia]], Gabrielle was named a finalist in the [[Intel Science Talent Search|Westinghouse Science Talent Search]].<ref name="Westinghouse_STS_WP">{{cite news | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/307596095 | title=Young Bright Bulbs Make Area Shine in Science Contest | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=25 January 1993 | access-date=13 January 2016 | author=Tousignant, Marylou | pages=D01| id={{ProQuest|307596095}} }}</ref><ref name="Westinghouse_STS_NYT">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/27/us/washington-area-students-take-lead-in-annual-science-awards.html | title=Washington-Area Students Take Lead in Annual Science Awards | work=The New York Times | date=27 January 1993 | access-date=13 January 2016}}</ref> She is a 1997 graduate of the [[United States Naval Academy]], earning a [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[mechanical engineering]]. Entering the [[active-duty]] Navy after graduation, Gabrielle attended the U.S. Navy Flight School at [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]] in Florida from 1998 to 2000, earning her [[United States naval aviator|Naval Aviator Wings]]. She is also qualified with an [[instrument rating]] and as a commercial pilot.
She earned a master's degree in business administration from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mays |first=Chris |date=2024-12-09 |title=Lea Gabrielle Potts hired as Mount Snow's next general manager |url=https://www.benningtonbanner.com/local-news/lea-gabrielle-potts-hired-as-mount-snows-next-general-manager/article_d30e2f1a-b5ce-11ef-a205-2b66a41a064d.html |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=Bennington Banner |language=en}}</ref>
== Career == She served in the [[United States Navy]] for twelve years and was a [[naval aviator]], flying the single-seat [[F/A-18]] "Hornet," with combat deployment from {{USS|George Washington|CVN-73|6}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fellman |first=Sam |date=2015-02-17 |title=From F/A-18s to Fox News |url=http://archive.navytimes.com/article/20140528/NEWS/305280064/From-F-18s-Fox-News |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150217135950/http://archive.navytimes.com/article/20140528/NEWS/305280064/From-F-18s-Fox-News |archive-date=February 17, 2015 |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=Navy Times {{!}} navytimes.com}}</ref> Her [[call sign]] as a pilot was "Flower".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pope |first=Stephen |date=2014-08-21 |title=Meet Lea Gabrielle, Fox News Correspondent and Aviation Expert |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/blogs-fly-wire-meet-lea-gabrielle-fox-news-correspondent-and-aviation-expert/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=FLYING Magazine |language=en}}</ref> Additional duties were as a [[landing signal officer]] (LSO) and as a squadron [[Public affairs (military)|public affairs officer]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} She also served as an intelligence operations officer during [[Operation Enduring Freedom]],<ref name="BC">[http://www.sdyouth.org/ChangingLivesPSA/life-chnagers-lea-sutton--nbc-san-diego-reporter-former-navy-fighter-pilot.aspx Life Changers - Lea Sutton, NBC 7 San Diego Reporter & Former Navy Fighter Pilot] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305025058/http://www.sdyouth.org/ChangingLivesPSA/life-chnagers-lea-sutton--nbc-san-diego-reporter-former-navy-fighter-pilot.aspx |date=2014-03-05 }}</ref> and while in [[Afghanistan]], she was embedded with a [[Navy SEAL]] unit conducting [[intelligence]] operations. She was also a defense foreign liaison officer.<ref name="StDeptBio">{{cite web |title=Lea Gabrielle |url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/lea-gabrielle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621232302/https://www.state.gov/biographies/lea-gabrielle/ |archive-date=21 June 2021 |access-date=24 June 2021 |publisher=[[US Department of State]]}}</ref>
After leaving the navy, Gabrielle attended the [[New York Film Academy]] in 2009, receiving a digital journalism certificate.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Lea Gabrielle |url=https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/lea-gabrielle/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=New York Film Academy |language=en-US}}</ref> She then worked for NBC News (2010-2011) in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="Fox">{{cite web |title=Lea Gabrielle |url=http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/lea-gabrielle/bio/#s=e-g |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825022458/http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/lea-gabrielle/bio/#s=e-g |archive-date=August 25, 2015 |work=Fox News}}</ref> In September 2011, Gabrielle moved to [[San Diego, California]], and became a military reporter for [[KNSD-TV]] (NBC 7), using the name Lea Sutton.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Malone |first=Michael |date=April 2, 2012 |title=What's Working in San Diego |work=Broadcasting & Cable; New York |pages=26 |volume=142 |issue=14 |id={{ProQuest|963777450}} }}</ref> She joined [[Fox News Channel]] in [[New York City]] in December 2013.<ref name="Fox" /> She was also a reporter for ''[[Shepard Smith Reporting]].''<ref name=":1" />
In 2019 she began work at the [[United States Department of State]] countering foreign propaganda<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Atwood |first1=Kylie |last2=Kosinski |first2=Michelle |last3=Hansler |first3=Jennifer |date=2019-02-07 |title=Former Fox News reporter named to lead counter-propaganda efforts at State {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/07/politics/lea-gabrielle-gec-state/index.html |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Perticone |first=Joe |title=A former Fox News reporter is reportedly being hired by the State Department to help lead America's anti-propaganda effort |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/lea-gabriella-former-fox-news-reporter-hired-by-state-department-report-2019-2 |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> by leading the [[Global Engagement Center]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Gramer |first1=Robbie |last2=Groll |first2=Elias |date=2024-12-12 |title=With New Appointment, State Department Ramps Up War Against Foreign Propaganda |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/02/07/with-new-appointment-state-department-ramps-up-war-against-foreign-propaganda/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=Foreign Policy |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2024 the [[Mount Snow]] ski resort named Gabrielle as their vice president and general manager.<ref name=":0" />
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==External links== * [https://www.state.gov/biographies/lea-gabrielle/ US Department of State Biography] * {{YouTube|id=0usWuizfgF4|title=NYFA Broadcast Journalism Spotlight on Alumna Lea Gabrielle}}
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