Kendal Stewart is a North Carolina native, but lived in Central America for eight years while managing the International Donor Relations department at Habitat for Humanity El Salvador. She feels at home in the region and has witnessed firsthand the transformative power of education there.

Community service has shaped Kendal’s life and career, whether she was tutoring ESL students in high school or leading Alternative Break trips in college. She believes in the Seeds of Learning model of promoting cross cultural understanding and looks forward to her first work trip to Nicaragua.

Kendal holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Development from Davidson College and a Master of Public Administration – Development Practice with a specialization in sustainable urban development from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.