David Denison
For the past 12 years, David has worked in a variety of roles within Higher Education, including: Admissions Counselor, Leadership Programs Coordinator, Academic & Career Counselor and Life Design Coach. In his current role as Senior Life Design Coach at Bowling Green State University, David teaches courses on design thinking and creative problem solving, facilitates workshops on a range of personal development topics and provides 1-on-1 coaching to equip and empower students to design and pursue college, career and life experiences that align with who they are and who they wish to become. Additionally, David oversees the Life Design Student Ambassador team; these student employees serve as peer facilitators in the life design courses and provide valuable connection and mentorship to BGSU students.
As a coach and consultant through: https://www.davidmdenison.com/, David has worked with a range of clients to improve their well-being, create holistic visions of success for their businesses, careers and lives, and achieve professional goals. A sampling of clients include: new college admissions counselors, non-profit executives, college student personnel administrators, individuals in career transition, and established & emerging entrepreneurs.
It is David’s mission to understand others’ life experiences, values, skills and interests and aid them in creating the life they wish to live, the eyes they wish to view the world through and the unique impact they hope to achieve. At the heart of this, David strives to be a life-long learner, listener, and question asker who helps others establish goals, mindsets, and habits as they become self-aware, imaginative and empathic servant leaders in their personal and professional pursuits.
David completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the Bowling Green State University Honors College, a Master of Education in College Student Personnel from the Ohio University and a postgraduate certificate in Positive Psychology & Well-Being Coaching through the College of Executive Coaching - accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF).
David lives with his wife and fellow BGSU Honors College graduate, Katie, in Bowling Green, OH. They have been married 10+ years and enjoy traveling, food (cooking and eating out), weightlifting, dancing, reading, watching all genre of movies, and spending time with family and friends. In the midst of these activities, David often finds an excuse to think about and discuss how we, as people, can become better versions of ourselves.
David loves the BGSU Honors College! It jump started his intellectual development in meaningful ways and I built an incredible community of friends! He says he is so lucky to have met the love of his life, Katie Denison, in the Honors College as well.
You can reach out to him anytime at: ddavid@bgsu.edu to get in touch!
Updated: 06/04/2025 01:46PM