Teresa Bosch de Celis

Teresa is Associate Director at the University at Buffalo Regional Institute (UBRI), where she leads strategic communications, creative direction, branding, and visual design for regional planning and community development initiatives. Combining expertise in architecture, urban planning, graphic design, and geospatial analysis, she transforms complex planning and technical information into compelling visual stories that inform decision-making, strengthen partnerships, and engage diverse audiences.

Since joining UBRI in 2011, Teresa has contributed to and progressively taken on leadership of the creative vision and communications strategy for major regional initiatives, overseeing branding, publications, annual reports, websites, interactive dashboards, digital engagement, and public outreach materials. She works across multidisciplinary teams to develop clear, accessible, and impactful communications that support sustainability, economic development, housing, climate resilience, workforce development, and equitable community revitalization.

Her recent work includes the Regional Revitalization Partnership (RRP), where she leads creative direction for annual reports, stakeholder engagement materials, and an interactive dashboard tracking regional investment outcomes. She also led the visual design of the One Region Forward Climate Action Plan and contributed to the development of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and its accompanying online dashboard.

Teresa has also developed complete brand identities and digital platforms for regional initiatives, including Buffalo Street Trees, where she created the logo, visual identity, website, and communications strategy, and Buffalo Ready Homes, where she is leading the development of the initiative’s brand, website, and public-facing communications. Additional projects include the WNY Manufacturing and Tech Workforce Coalition, Clean Energy Communities, and numerous planning and community development initiatives throughout Western New York.

Before relocating to Buffalo in 2010, Teresa worked in Spain as an architect with LaCasaVacía, supporting environmental remediation and redevelopment projects, and with the City Planning Board of Seville, where she contributed to the city’s Comprehensive Plan and the Concerted Action Plan for the North Historical Centre.

Fluent in Spanish and English, Teresa holds a degree in Architecture from the Higher Technical School of Architecture at the University of Seville, studied architecture at the University of Genoa in Italy, and earned a Master of Urban Planning from the University at Buffalo.

Outside of work, Teresa enjoys exploring Western New York with her family and remains passionate about creating vibrant, walkable, and equitable communities. She believes thoughtful design, strategic communications, and creative collaboration can inspire lasting positive change for future generations.