Ian Kennedy has joined The Horizon Foundation as its first director of communications.

Kennedy most recently served as deputy chief of staff to Howard County Executive Ken Ulman. In this capacity, he shaped numerous policies and communications plans to improve county services and steered the development and implementation of a digital communications strategy for county government.

A graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a degree in interdisciplinary studies, Kennedy also has a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Maryland.

In addition to his professional experience in public service, Kennedy has been an active member of the Howard County community for many years, including membership on the boards of several local organizations and as a leader of the effort to preserve Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Kennedy lives in the Oakland Mills village of Columbia with his wife, Lena, and their two daughters, Penelope and Daphne.

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