Jennifer Delahunty is Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Kenyon College. Previously, she worked as a consultant, editorial director, and writer for the higher-education brand management and marketing communications firm The Lawlor Group. Prior to coming to Kenyon in 2002, Jennifer had been with The Lawlor Group, a firm specializing in work with private liberal-arts colleges, since 1989. As a consultant, she has worked with colleges across the country on such initiatives as brand identity and strategies and tactics for enhancing recruitment efforts.

Jennifer has also served as director of admissions and communications at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, affiliated institutions in Minnesota.

Jennifer attended Carleton College and earned a B.A. in history and an M.F.A. in creative nonfiction from the University of Arizona. She has taught writing and literature courses at the University of Arizona and Central Oregon Community College. As the editor of The Lawlor Review, a higher-education marketing journal, Jennifer collaborates with a team of writers and a production staff. Together, they produce a publication that supports an ongoing dialogue with admissions deans, college presidents, and those interested in the issues facing higher education.