Ms. Kennedy is currently the DHS Know2Protect Campaign Director where she leads all lines of effort for this national public awareness campaign. In this role, Ms. Kennedy oversees campaign brand development, partnership activations, media efforts, strategic communications, to include the FY24 campaign launch, and stakeholder engagement. During her tenure, Ms. Kennedy has been instrumental in leading the overhaul of HSI’s Project iGuardian initiative which under her guidance has become the official in-person educational arm of the Know2Protect campaign.

Prior to this assignment, Ms. Kennedy was the strategic communications advisor at the DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking, overseeing the Center’s brand development, communications and stakeholder engagement strategy and special outreach initiatives.