Deniz Zeynep Leuenberger

Deniz Zeynep Leuenberger is the current Chief of Staff & VP for Planning and Strategy at Bridgewater State University. Deniz has also been a professor at the university since 2004, and was the Faculty Director of IPARE and of MA Certified Managers Program, as well as the MPA Coordinator from 2005 to 2015. In 2012, they co-founded Global Spark Inc., where they served as a board member until 2018.

Deniz Zeynep Leuenberger has a MPA and PhD in public administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Deniz also has a BA in English, history, and sociology from Midland University. Deniz has certificates in institute for educational management and seminar on advancement leadership from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, design leadership for business and healthier materials and sustainable building from Parsons School of Design - The New School, and core arts management from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Deniz has taken credit courses in history of art and architecture from the University of Oxford, Department for Continuing Education.

Their manager is Frederick Clark Jr., President. They work with Doug Shropshire - VP for Finance, Steven Zuromski - VP for Information Technology & Chief Information Officer, and Karim Ismaili - Provost & VP for Academic Affairs.