Kendal Perry

 Kendal Perry, LMSW, is Vice President of Operations with the Institute. In this role, she works with the Chief Operating Officer in planning, directing, and coordinating operational and administrative activities to best meet the needs of the Institute with a focus on grants and contracts, human resources, staff development, and administrative and IT supports. Kendal joined the Institute in August 2015 and has held the previous roles of Evaluation Project Manager, Assistant Director of Evaluation, and Executive Chief of Staff & Senior Director of Operations.

Prior to joining the Meadows Institute, Kendal held a fellowship position as a Program Evaluation Fellow with the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. She completed a graduate-level practicum with the Texas Parents as Teachers program at Mental Health America of Texas and an undergraduate field placement with the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Bea Salazar Alternative School. Kendal received her Master of Science in Social Work with a concentration in community and administrative leadership from The University of Texas at Austin and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of North Texas with her Bachelor of Social Work.