Erin A. Hennessy is assistant vice president for Public Affairs and Publishing at ACE. In this role, she oversees the Council’s media and public relations efforts, the editing of all Council publications, and all facets of the member magazine, The Presidency.
Prior to joining ACE in 2007, Hennessy served as press secretary for U.S. Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), a member of the House Appropriations Committee. Before moving to Washington, DC, from her home state of New Jersey, she spent more than five years as deputy chief of staff to two presidents of Drew University (NJ), Thomas H. Kean and Robert Weisbuch. Hennessy also held positions in the New Jersey Governor’s Office during the administration of Christine Todd Whitman.
Hennessy holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Drew University and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in public communication at American University (DC).