Sherry Kennedy

Sherry sets the organisation-wide communications strategy for SEforAll focusing on stakeholder engagement and showcasing impact aimed at mobilizing resources for SDG7. She is a driven communicator committed to influencing leaders to act in a meaningful way to steer the world towards a more sustainable future.

Sherry is a native of Toronto, Canada and has lived and worked in Washington, DC and Nairobi, Kenya with 20 years of experience in brand management, media relations, marketing and international development communications working for the Asian Development Bank,  the World Bank and the African Trade Insurance Agency.

She is also passionate about advancing the communications profession and, in this capacity, has served as the Vice President of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Washington, DC and as a Board Director for IABC’s global body.

She has a BA (Honours) in Sociology from Queen’s University, a Master’s degree in Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Master’s degree in Public Communications from American University.