Lauri Hennessey, MMC

Lauri Hennessey CV

Professor Hennessey began teaching in Spring of 2023 and along with at Seattle U, also teaches at University of Washington and University of Florida. She has 30 years of experience in advocacy, policy, media relations, strategic communications, public affairs, nonprofit leadership, community and government relations, public speaking, and strategic positioning. She has worked as a Seattle radio reporter, a Congressional press secretary, a federal public affairs manager, a CEO of her own public relations firm, and as Vice President of Public Affairs for Edelman in the Northwest. With a lifelong interest in teaching, Lauri went back to school and completed her BA in 2020 from University of Washington and received her Master of Mass Communications from University of Florida in December, 2022, focused on social impact and Public Interest Communications, her passion.