Kenna (she/they) brings a background in design (equity-centered, relational, experience, product, UX, visual), play, and doula work to Education Design Lab as a Senior Education Designer working with the Lab’s Design Practice team. She supports the Lab by developing informed practices, iterating on the Lab’s design approach, and collaborating with project teams.

Kenna initially started at the Lab in 2018, and has worked on the Communications and Impact team, on various project teams, on the Design Practice team, and in an administrative capacity. After working part-time for two and a half years, she rejoins the Lab full-time.

Kenna is deeply focused on and excited about centering play, grief, and belonging in how we better programs, products, experiences, and relationships. They are actively exploring how movement and play can offer openings for accessing and exploring personal and collective grief.

HOMETOWN: Thousand Oaks, California

BACHELOR’S: B.S. in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, UC Davis

WHEN I’M NOT AT WORK I’M… biking, dancing, or looking for water and warm rocks to lay on.