June 3, 2025

NextGen SPA Profile: Denzel Massaley

  • Pronouns: He/Him
  • Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • College/University: Pennsylvania State University
  • Major: Telecommunications and Media Industries

Tell us a little about yourself?

I am Denzel Massaley, a Telecommunications and Media Industries student with a minor in Public Policy and Leadership Across Sectors. I have a background in multimedia journalism and reporting as well as pre and post production. I’m from Philly, but I spent some time living in Houston.

What is your dream job? What kind of impact do you hope to make?

My dream job is being an Executive Director for a newsroom covering policy. I hope to be able to providing digestible information symmetry on pressing issues to everyday citizens.

If you could have dinner with anyone in the world (deceased or alive), who would it be and why?

Fred Hampton, I am curious about the organizational and rhetorical techniques he used when forming what would be called the Rainbow Coalition.

Who is your favorite public servant and why?

My favorite public servant is Bernie Sanders. I think he’s a great orator and draws attention to working families’ issues.