Jeni is a highly skilled and engaged student affairs leader who values the significance of transformative educational experiences conjoining academic and co-curricular activities through entrepreneurship education. She is the Director for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan where she manages the optiMize Social Innovation Challenge engaging students in self-directed projects focused on a more just and sustainable world. She has experience in entrepreneurship curriculum and program development, organizational strategy, and student leadership. Jeni earned her M.Ed in Counselor Education from Clemson University and a B.S. from Grand Valley State University.