{"id":12906,"date":"2026-07-10T17:11:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universityofmidflorida.education\/?page_id=12906"},"modified":"2026-07-10T17:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:32:58","slug":"dr-mitcheal-veenstra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/universityofmidflorida.education\/ja\/meet-the-faculty\/dr-mitcheal-veenstra\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Mitcheal Veenstra"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12906\" class=\"elementor elementor-12906\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1827e0cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1827e0cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d24189a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d24189a\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Dr. Veenstra combines more than 25 years of nonprofit agency experience with more than 40 years of computer technology experience.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Veenstra recently completed his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Organizational Leadership through Thomas Edison State University. 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