Board of Directors
Kendal selects board members with a wide variety of backgrounds whose desire to serve arises from a religious or philosophical base and a deep ethical commitment to our mission and values. We operate in accordance with basic principles of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and from a not-for-profit perspective. Board members serve as volunteers. Conflicts of interest are disclosed, including those inherent in community members serving on the boards.
System Leadership
TKC Leadership Team
TKC Leadership Team members work in close collaboration with Executive Directors, Affiliate Boards of Directors and staff throughout the Kendal System, serving as coaches and supporters for Kendal affiliates, while coordinating the corporate staff’s services to affiliates. They also provide consultation and process leadership/facilitation for governance/board development, strategic planning and public policy/advocacy.
Accounting & Finance
The Accounting & Finance team has primary responsibility for managing The Kendal Corporation’s finances, including financial planning, management of financial risks, record-keeping and financial reporting. Finance team members also support and coach finance staff throughout the Kendal System. In addition, the team prepares financial analyses (including ongoing relevant benchmarking) of operations across the System and supports, educates and provides strategic guidance for community CFOs and Executive Directors, as well as the system Board of Directors.
Administration
Development & Operations
Development & Operations functions as an integrated resource group that supports the vitality and sustainability of the Kendal System through strategic insight, partnership, and system-wide collaboration. This team brings deep expertise in community expansion, capital planning, financial modeling, health services, market analysis, and operational leadership. By aligning services with Kendal’s mission and values, the group identifies purposeful growth opportunities while also guiding Affiliates through evolving challenges and ongoing improvements. Whether supporting large-scale development initiatives or day-to-day operational enhancements, Development & Operations helps ensure that Affiliates are well-positioned for long-term success and meaningful impact.
Governance
The Governance team at Kendal provides practiced guidance, strategic support, and policy leadership for The Kendal Corporation and Kendal Affiliates, ensuring they thrive within a framework of strong and healthy governance, ethical stewardship, and mission-driven leadership. Rooted in Kendal’s Quaker heritage, the Governance team fosters a culture of collaborative decision-making, transparency, and community engagement through leadership, cultural, and procedural training and resources.
Growth
The Kendal Corporation Growth Team leads Kendal’s strategic expansion efforts through traditional new affiliate development as well as innovative program initiatives. The team evaluates new affiliate partnerships and greenfield opportunities while designing and launching Kendal Signature Programs, focused on dementia inclusion, health & wellbeing, and smart home technology, that extend Kendal’s mission impact and expertise to organizations across The Kendal System. Integrating cross-functional expertise from Development, Marketing, Finance, and Operations under a combined growth strategy, the Growth Team manages the new affiliate growth pipeline, develops rigorous project evaluation frameworks, and creates new pathways for organizations to benefit from Kendal’s values-driven approach to aging services and senior living excellence.
Human Resources
The HR team fosters adherence to Kendal’s Values and Practices, particularly in relation to the philosophy that “our communities must be good places to work if they are to be good places to live.” Corporate HR team members help strengthen the work environment by working with HR staff members and Executive Directors throughout the Kendal System on long-range planning, recruitment, orientation and staff development, staff relations, staff performance, compensation, benefits, and safety and health standards.
Information Technology
Kendal’s Information Technology team members support communications and computer hardware and software networks throughout the Kendal System, focusing on innovation, reliability, connectivity and security. They also work with staff and consultants to identify, analyze and evaluate new systems and applications and to modify existing systems and applications, including identifying opportunities to establish or improve interoperability, ease of use, process efficiencies and security.
Leadership Fellows Program
The Kendal Leadership Fellows program is modeled after the LeadingAge Leadership Academy and develops Kendal staff team members into leaders grounded in the organization’s values, mission, and ideals. Fellows participants are provided with a safe space for introspective thought, taught the values-based leadership tools of self-awareness, feedback, innovation, continuous learning, and more, and are introduced to an enduring network of talented colleagues.
Marketing & Communications
The Marketing team leads and develops marketing, sales, communications and public relations programs and systems to support Kendal’s strategic direction and helps each affiliate align its marketing and sales plans and activities with Kendal’s short- and long-term objectives. The team plans, develops and executes national marketing, sales and advertising initiatives for the Kendal System as a whole, while also consulting with affiliates regarding market research, sales strategies for their markets, training and inspiring them to excel.
Kendal Welcomes Thought Leaders
Kendal is looking for qualified, experienced, and caring individuals.