Kendra Love is a strategic communicator and veteran journalist with more than 20 years of experience in newspapers, magazines, corporate communications, and political strategy. She began her journalism career at 16, advancing from reporter to newspaper publisher, and has worked in both daily and weekly papers, as well as in magazine design and feature writing.

Kendra holds a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and a master’s in strategic communication from Troy University and is pursuing her Ph.D. in strategic media at Liberty University. She most recently served as director of communications and marketing for the Greater Nashville Apartment Association and the Tennessee Apartment Association. She spent nearly three years in political communications, contributing to major legislative battles and playing a key role in the Supreme Court case Allen v. Milligan, which upheld Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Her work has earned multiple Alabama Press Association awards, recognition as Troy University’s Print Journalism Alumna of the Year (2022), and honors including Communicator of the Year by the Alabama Association of Conservation Districts. At AUM, she teaches journalism and communication, advises AUMLive, and was named Outstanding Advisor of the Year in 2025.