Lemoine DeLeaver Pierce (September 2, 1934 – October 5, 2015) was an American educator and international and domestic relations mediator.

In her youth, Pierce spent a lot of time with her maternal grandparents, Alice Roberta and Luther Doggett White on their 48-acre Kilmarnock farm in Lancaster County, Virginia.

In 1965, upon completing her master's degree in educational counseling, she was recruited by Hunter College High School for the Gifted to assist them in the integration of larger numbers of black students into that exclusive institution.

While there, Pierce coordinated supportive services for these women, and for faculty, and carefully documented the evolution of B.O.S.S, which developed lasting friendships with many of the students.

Among the many talented women attending Barnard at the time were author Thulani Davis and acclaimed playwright Ntozake Shange (Paulette Williams).

After her resignation from Barnard College in 1971, Pierce renewed her guidance counselor license and returned briefly to the Harlem public schools.

In 1984, she was promoted to district director of the New England Region (based in Boston) where she was responsible for sales, operations, human resources and the management of a Fortune 500 corporate client portfolio for Berlitz in four states.

There she researched government procurement policies and programs as a result of a landmark Supreme Court decision in Crosen v. City of Richmond.

The case was a result of Mayor Maynard Jackson and his staff launching his Minority Business Enterprise (MBWE) program in 1973.

Subsequently, cities throughout the nation were required to conduct disparity studies to provide proof of past societal discrimination in the construction industry that would justify the need for MBWE programs.

Following upon her work at DJMA, and her involvement with the development of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs in Georgia and throughout the United States, Pierce was recruited as an instructor by Morris Brown College.

She was examining and researching the Bureau of Justice's special reports involving women and the impact of incarcerated parents on their children.

In 1989, she was very curious about a thesis published in Zurich, Switzerland in 1975 by Fredrick R. Gutafuson called, "The Black Madonna of Einstedein: A Psychology Perspective."

He also included suggestions about other books to further her study: Zimmer's "Myths & Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization" and Woodman's "The Pregnant Virgin."

Since that was not the case and DeLeaver was on a "tight budget" she took a Greyhound bus to El Paso, Texas, which was in walking distance to a Mexican town.

In September 1964, she was having issues regarding child support from Mr. Pierce as recorded by a probation officer, Dorthy Brenton, writing to the then, Mrs. Lee Callender.

In the column, DeLeaver Pierce told Amsterdam News, "it was because of gross incompatibility... an accumulation of many irreconcilable differences."

DeLeaver made no request for financial support because she was employed at Barnard College during their marriage and continued to work after they separated.