April Hennessey, the director of innovation and DEI practice lead for Blanchard, merges her playfulness as a tinkerer in the innovation lab with her passion for inclusion and accessibility. An early and discerning adopter of emerging technologies, she empowers organizations to find tools that will most engage their learners and enable them to unleash their individual and collective potential. April is an end-to-end learning-experience designer, consultant, strategist, and innovator who drives business results through enterprise-aligned, award-winning solutions across the globe in various industries. Her experience includes community organizing, speaking engagements, facilitating professional development, starting and running employee resource groups (ERGs), and digital design and deployment of DEI courses for global organizations.