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LEIGH JAUNSEN, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB

managing Partner

leighjaunsen@dalepartners.com

A Georgia Tech grad, Leigh Jaunsen, AIA, LEED BD+C, NCARB, became a partner in 2014 and became Managing Partner in 2018. Leigh joined DPA in 2004 after moving back to the country from Italy where she and her family lived while her husband studied painting. She opened the Biloxi office and her focus was to help rebuild the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1987
Master of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991
Attended the University of Virginia from 1983-1985

CERTIFICATIONS:
Registered Architect in the States of MS, AL, AZ, GA, LA, and VA
LEED-Accredited Professional, Specializing in Building Design and Construction

AFFILIATIONS:
Board Member, Mississippi State Board of Architecture
Member, American Institute of Architects
Member, Mississippi Chapter, United States Green Building Council
Past President, Ocean Springs Rotary Club
Member, Gulf Coast Business Council