Lesley Hennen, Senior Associate, Entertainment Pipeline Programming
Lesley Hennen
Lesley Hennen (she/her) is the Senior Associate, Entertainment Pipeline Programming, at the disability advocacy nonprofit organization Disability Belongs™.
Hennen brings a professional background in Communications and PR, as well as expertise in script consulting and independent film production to the team at Disability Belongs™, where she works with key players in the Entertainment and News Media industries to promote more authentic representations of people with disabilities on-screen, as well as more inclusive working environments for people with disabilities behind the camera.
After graduating from the organization’s Lab for Entertainment Professionals with Disabilities in the summer of 2020, Hennen knew that she wanted to become more involved with the non-profit’s work in advancing opportunities and advocating for people with disabilities in all aspects of the media. Outside of her work at Disability Belongs™, Hennen is also an award-winning writer, producer, and filmmaker whose work focuses primarily on her own experiences with disability, as well as exploring the many nuances of disability through a darkly comedic lens.
Hennen holds a B.A. from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and is also a graduate of The Second City’s Harold Ramis Film School, currently the only film school of its kind devoted entirely to comedic storytelling.
In her spare time, Hennen enjoys traveling, cooking, binge-watching any and all TV and movies, as well as sharing photos of her miniature dachshund, Kevin with everyone she meets.
Contact Lesley Hennen
Reach Hennen at LesleyH@DisabilityBelongs.org.
