After graduating from the Fashion Marketing Program in 2009, Kendra began her career with Groupe Dynamite, working for Garage stores. For the next two years, she worked as a Buyer in the Accessories, Woven, & Denim categories, learning the industry's ins and outs and distinguishing herself as a leader among her peers. After two years with Grope Dynamite, Kendra had the opportunity to work with the company on a large scale, Oracle technology enablement program, not knowing that it would change her career and life trajectory.

In 2013, Kendra was recruited by one of the oldest Department Stores in the United States, JCPenney, to be the lead Merchant on an Oracle implementation program. She packed her bags, put on her cowboy boots (literally), and moved to Dallas, TX. Since starting her journey with JCPenney 8 years ago, she has worked in multiple departments, including Technology, Digital, Pricing, & most recently in Corporate Strategy, where she leads the merchandise strategy department, as Director, Corporate Strategy & Transformation.

In her current role, Kendra partners with the chief merchandising officer and her team to research, develop, and implement merchandising strategies that support JCPenney’s changing customer needs. Kendra describes herself as a strategic problem solver and is the first call when many cross-functional leaders have a process or project that needs her no BS approach to solving problems.

Kendra is originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is proud of her East Coast and Canadian roots. Kendra has recently become an advisory board member of the University of Houston’s Women in the Leadership program. In her free time, Kendra is an avid reader and spends time with her husband Mike, and four children.