Doug Hensley
Managing Director
Doug Hensley was named Managing Director for the Texas Tech University System Office of Communications and Marketing in October 2014. In this role, Hensley works directly with the communication and marketing teams at each of the system institutions to help ensure a consistent message for all system stakeholders.
Prior to moving into this role, Hensley worked for almost five years with United Supermarkets, including three as the company’s internal communications manager, helping shape and deliver information to the company’s 14,000-plus employees.
Before joining United, Hensley spent 25 years in the newspaper industry, serving in a number of newsroom roles with the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal and culminating in being named assistant managing editor for sports and presentation. As assistant managing editor, he was responsible for the sports content as well as the look and feel of the daily paper.
Hensley is active in the community and has been a longtime volunteer for the Lubbock Area United Way. He also has volunteered his time with Meals on Wheels, the Parenting Cottage and the MLK Commemorative Council.
He has co-authored or helped write a handful of books, including “Built to Serve,” by former United Supermarkets CEO Dan Sanders, and “It’s Not All Black and White,” with Mike Liner, a former longtime college football official.
Hensley holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Texas Tech University, graduating in 1983. He and his wife, Tammy, have two children, Hayden and Kerrigan.
Contact Doug Hensley at (806) 742-0057 or doug.hensley@ttu.edu.