MEET KENDALL
Kendall is a writer, producer, and reporter based in Brooklyn. Currently, she is the creator and host of “United Bodies,” a podcast about the lived experience of health, published with Ms. magazine. She’s also the senior Executive Producer of Multimedia at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Host of the ACLU Podcast, "At Liberty." She is also a sought-after health and disability advocate and writer with work in The New York Times, CNN, and Elite Daily.
Previously, Kendall worked as a producer/reporter for The New York Times' Opinion section and Mic. Most notably at Mic, Kendall's interview with Alice Marie Johnson, a woman serving a life without parole sentence for a first-time nonviolent drug offense, inspired Kim Kardashian West to get involved in Johnson's case. Kardashian West then successfully lobbied President Trump to grant Johnson clemency and Kendall produced a series of reported pieces alongside the effort, catapulting the story to make international headlines and result in real-world impact.
Prior to Mic, Kendall worked as a production assistant for Norah O'Donnell at CBS This Morning during the 2016 election. Kendall is the founder of Kids Caring 4 Kids, a non-profit she started at age 11 to inspire and empower young people to help provide basic human needs for children living in sub-Saharan Africa. Kids Caring 4 Kids went on to raise over one million dollars by engaging over 15,000 young people to provide services to 10,000 people in 4 countries. She is also the co-founder of OWN IT, a women's leadership initiative that spread to 11 additional college campuses.
Most prominently Kendall has appeared on The Oprah Show with President Clinton, the TODAY Show, and CBS This Morning. She was named the 2014 Glamour Magazine College Woman of the Year, a Chicagoan of the Year by Chicago Magazine, a Zeitgeist Young Mind by Google, and one of Youth Service America’s “Top 25 Most Powerful and Influential Young People,” among other distinctions.
In her free time, Kendall is a crisis counselor for sexual assault and domestic violence survivors with the Crime Victim’s Treatment Center. She is a graduate of Georgetown University.