Graduated from Stanford University in 1996 with a degree in English. Received her MFA in 2003 from USC School of Cinema Television in Production. At USC, Kennedy received the Jacob Javitz Scholarship and the Harvey Fellowship. She spent most of her time there working on her thesis film on the band Switchfoot. Kennedy began her professional career working for Mel Gibson's Icon production and then The Robert Simonds Company in feature film development. In 2008, Kennedy also created and produced an original 13-episode extreme sports television series starring Kyle Loza.
