Hannah Willard (she/her) is a relationship-driven campaign strategist with ten years of leadership experience in the LGBTQ+ political movement.

Prior to launching her consulting business, Hannah served as Vice President of Government Affairs for Freedom for All Americans. As the organization’s lead lobbyist and political strategist at the federal and state level, she lobbied members of Congress to pass the Respect for Marriage Act and build bipartisan support for the Equality Act. She was a founding member of the Virginia Values Coalition, successfully securing passage of the first LGBTQ nondiscrimination law in a Southern state, and oversaw FFAA's work to support state and local organizations in their efforts to defeat hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills in battleground states nationwide. Before joining the team at FFAA, Hannah was Equality Florida’s Senior Policy Director, managed Equality Florida’s marriage equality campaign in 2015, and led the launch of the Honor Them With Action campaign in 2016 in the wake of the Pulse nightclub tragedy. 

Current clients of Heart Forward Consulting are world-changing nonprofit advocacy organizations, coalitions, and individual advocates who believe a better world is possible and are working tirelessly to bring it to fruition. Hannah’s heart-forward ethos brings together people from all walks of life who support freedom and fairness, including conservatives, business leaders, and people of faith. She is a convener, connector, empathy addict, and relentless optimist. 

Based in Orlando, Florida, Hannah graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida with degrees in Economics and Women’s and Gender Studies.