Kendel graduated from the Veterinary Office Administration program at Ridgetown College in 2014. She started her career in a veterinary hospital in Sarnia but has relocated back to the Thornbury area to be closer to family. Kendel has a love for all kinds of animals from rodents to horses, but she has a soft spot for Jack Russells and Chihuahua especially. She likes spending her free time enjoying the outdoors with her son, her Jack Russell Benelli and horses Lincoln and Moonshine.