Kendra is a Managing Director at Grant Thornton LLP, with over twenty years of experience at the firm. She has audited companies in the financial services, manufacturing and employee benefit plan industries. She has worked on a variety of clients ranging in size from small privately held clients to large publicly traded clients. She is currently leading the employee benefit plan (EBP) practice for the Midwest Geography. Her responsibilities include serving on the national EBP leadership team, addressing technical and operational issues for the practice, and serving the largest most complex EBP engagements across the firm. Kendra also worked in the National Professional Standards Group at Grant Thornton LLP for ten years on the development and execution of various technical training programs. Her projects included content creation, technical review, logistics and theme development. Kendra collaborated with firm leaders and individuals across various departments and service lines in this role. Kendra is heavily involved in recruiting, retention and culture activities at the firm. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Kids on the Go, a not-for-profit summer camp for children with disabilities. Most importantly she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. Kendra received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Michigan State University.