Kendra Yao

Kendra coordinates program documentation and evaluation for The Right Brain Initiative, among other details and logistics. She moved to Portland from Ohio in 2008 and joined the staff of the Regional Arts & Culture Council (and Right Brain) in 2009. Kendra has created arts education opportunities for children and adults in classrooms, museums, theaters, and outdoor spaces since 2003. She earned her undergraduate degree in psychology, and has a Masters degree in art education from The Ohio State University. She brings four years of experience managing education programs at Wexner Center for the Arts, a multidisciplinary contemporary arts center in Ohio, and Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland. She has also enjoyed curating children’s film and performing arts festivals. Kendra enjoys taking her family deep into the moss-and-fern-covered forests of Oregon, as well as attending films and performances and trying new things.

Photo: Gene Faulkner