Background
Leighton, Robert Lee was born on November 15, 1927 in Cleveland. Son of Leo Mason Leighton and Margaret (Haines) Zimmerman.
hospital administration consulting executive
Leighton, Robert Lee was born on November 15, 1927 in Cleveland. Son of Leo Mason Leighton and Margaret (Haines) Zimmerman.
Student, Rutgers University, 1948. Bachelor in Biology Science and Chemical, California State University, San Jose, 1964. Master in Public Health, University Hawaii, 1966.
County chemist Erie County Laboratories, Buffalo, 1951-1958. Administrator Calexico Hospital, California, 1966-1967. Associate administrator St Lukes Memorial Hospital, Spokane, Washington, 1967-1969.
Supervisor, biochemist Alta Bates Medical Center, Berkeley, California, 1969-1978. Senior environmental inspector Contra Costa County Health Department, since 1972. President, chief consultant Leighton Enterprises, Pleasant Hill, since 1980.
Member Contra Costa Drug Abuse Board (chairman), Contra Costa County Crisis Intervention and Grief Counseling Center (executive board). Served to lieutenant United States Army, 1944-1947. Fellow Royal Society for Health, England.
Member National Environmental Health. Association, California Environmental Health Association Clubs: Commonwealth. Lodges: Rotary, Moose.
Married Barbara Jane Lee (divorced January 1985). Children: Cheryl Lynn, Tracy Lee-Leighton. Married C. Lynn Brown, 1986.