Kendall was raised in Illinois and spent her summers traveling to Martha’s Vineyard, where she developed her love and appreciation for the ocean and all beings that dwell there. This inspired her to pursue a B.S. in Animal Ecology, focusing on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences from Iowa State University. While earning her degree, she studied abroad in Turks and Caicos as part of the School for Field Studies, where she did research on Queen Conch population abundance inside and out of marine protected areas, and coral biodiversity on tropical reefs. At Iowa State University she worked in a lab where she conducted studies on stream bank erosion, and the roll macroinvertebrates play in assessing water quality. In 2021, Kendall joined Great Pond Foundation as a summer intern and helped launch the MV CYANO monitoring program. She is now back as our Science Engagement Manager and is excited to be able to contribute to the health and wellbeing of Martha’s Vineyard’s coastal great ponds once again.