Lauri Hennessey currently serves as the Head of Marketing Communications at One Love Foundation, focusing on ending relationship abuse. Hennessey teaches Strategic Communications at Seattle University and Crisis Communications at the University of Washington, while also contributing to the University of Florida's program on Global Social Change. Previous roles include CEO of League of Education Voters, Vice President at Woodland Park Zoo, and Executive Director positions at the American Parkinson Disease Association and the Municipal League of King County. Hennessey has extensive experience in communications and public affairs through roles at Edelman and Metropolitan Group, and has been an active columnist for local newspapers. Lauri Hennessey holds a Master's degree in Mass Communications from the University of Florida and has an educational background that includes a focus on social sciences and institutional racism.