Leslie Hankey

Leslie Hankey

Board Vice Chair

Leslie Hankey lives on Burnt Mountain in Pickens County, Georgia, and is a lifelong outdoor enthusiast. She retired from the faculty of Kennesaw State University, where she served as a Lecturer of Technical Communication and Communication Design. In addition to her professional work, Leslie was a conservation volunteer with the Chattahoochee Nature Center and the Atlanta Botanical Garden, where she engaged elementary students with hands-on programs about Georgia’s unique carnivorous plants.

Leslie brings expertise in communication strategy, user experience design, and visual rhetoric to help MCT tell its stories, engage the public, and build stronger support for protecting Georgia’s natural heritage. She holds a B.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Georgia, an M.S. in Information Design and Communication from Southern Polytechnic State University, and a Ph.D. in Technical Communication and Rhetoric from Texas Tech University.