Leni is an Associate Professor and Costume Designer in the Department of Theatre & Danceat Austin Peay State University. She received her BA from Kennesaw State University and her MFA from the University of Alabama. Her professional career has taken her all over the United States and the world. She has worked for such theatres as the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA and Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, MA just to name a few. She also spent time working in the area of costumes on Cruise ships which offered her the opportunity to travel to places such as Japan, China, all of the Virgin Islands and Hawaii.