Famous 5 Foundation Speaker Series Sarnia Lambton - April 2025

Join us for an inspiring lunch with Kendel Ross, a leader in community wellness and active living!

The Speakers Series profiles successful women who speak candidly about their careers and the challenges and triumphs in their personal journey towards successful leadership.

Kendel played basketball professionally overseas in Portugal and Spain as well as with various levels of Canadian Women’s National team programming (2002-2014). She was born and raised in Sarnia but attended and competed at the University of Dayton (NCAA Division 1) in Ohio, where she completed her master’s degree in health sciences. After living abroad, She returned to her hometown in 2015, to pay forward the privilege of playing for her country in the community she grew up in. 

In 2022, Kendel started her company Growth Mindset Co., through which she partners with organizations to help them create more accessible wellness opportunities for the community. She does this with the Bluewater Cycling Organization as their Operations Manager and with The Youth Wellness Hub through her role as Project Facilitator for Weir Active. In her free time, you can find Kendel on a bike or hiking in the woods, always with an activity friend or her husband.

NOTE:

Unless you have registered for a table of 8 or 10, there is no guarantee that you will be sitting with your friends or colleagues