Originally from Southern California, Kendra Clark earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University and pursued additional postgraduate clinical training at U.C.L.A. Kendra began her career in clinical psychology as a clinician, researcher, and lecturer for Aetna, Intermountain Healthcare, and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. In 2005, Kendra obtained her master’s degree in physician assistant (PA) studies from the University of Utah, becoming a nationally board-certified Physician Assistant. Kendra is currently a doctoral candidate at a local medical school and is set to graduate in 2026. She will focus her doctoral capstone on introducing nationwide disability-specific education in PA schools. In 2019, Kendra published "How to Improve Interactions with Special Needs Patients," written to educate clinicians who serve patients with disabilities. She advocates for healthcare equality for individuals with disabilities through various channels, including partnering with many disability advocacy groups, including Stanford Medicine Abilities Coalition, Harvard Medical School, and StarzAZ.With three decades of clinical experience, Kendra remains passionate about medicine, research, education, and advocacy. She enjoys lecturing, mentoring, and educating students and peer clinicians as adjunct faculty at Midwestern University in Arizona. In May 2019, Kendra was appointed by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey with the honor of serving on the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants, representing over 1,600 PAs in Arizona.Specializing in neurosurgery, Kendra holds certifications as a physician assistant in Arizona, a surgical first assist, a laser technician, a clinical trainer, and an advanced aesthetic injector. She has lectured at the North American Spine Society Annual Conference on cervical trauma and post-trauma clinical management. She is a national spokesperson for iS (Innovative Skincare™), contributing as a medical writer for Skin Source Publication™ and a lecturer for the Clinical Education Series. Kendra is an avid cyclist and enjoys volunteering in the medical tent for the Ironman World Championship™ in Kona, Hawaii, each October. Kendra is married, a super proud mother of four adult “children,” and a doting NANA to (almost) six perfect grandcubs. Kendra is a woman of faith, a patriot, and a mother to a Top Gun pilot, which makes her a fierce military momma. Beyond her professional pursuits, she cherishes family time, worship, cycling, hiking, weight-lifting, learning something new every day, yoga, and playing the violin.