Kendra joined the Rowland Hall faculty as director of athletics and coach in 1991 after teaching and coaching at Highland High School, Grand County High School, Grand County Middle School, and the College of Eastern Utah. After 32 years at the helm, she retired as the Winged Lions director of athletics in June 2024; her tenure saw the Upper School athletics program capture 130 region and 60 state championships, and annually place in the top five of the 2A Deseret News All Sports award and the Utah Athletic Administrators Association (UIAAA) Director’s Cup competition.

Kendra received a BS in physical education from Utah State University, where she was class valedictorian. She attained Certified Athletic Administrator status in 1999 and was elected and served as the 2004–2005 president of the UIAAA—the first woman in Utah history to serve in this capacity. During her career, Kendra was named Athletic Director of the Year by four different organizations and received multiple state, regional, and national honors for her work while serving in that role. She was ushered into the prestigious UIAAA Hall of Fame in April 2025. The College of Eastern Utah—where she began both her collegiate educational and athletic experience, and where she also coached—inducted her into their Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. Most recently, she received the YWCA Outstanding Achievement Award (2019) and was honored as one of 250 influential women featured in the Utah Women 2020 mural, made to commemorate the 150th anniversary of women’s vote in Utah.

Kendra was also Rowland Hall's head volleyball coach for nearly three decades, retiring in 2025, and presently continues as the assistant softball team coach for the school. She loves hiking, golfing, and other outdoor activities, as well as spending time with family.

Kendra was the recipient of the Upper School's 1997 Sumner Family Excellence in Teaching Award.

Read more about Kendra Tomsic in Fine Print, the magazine of Rowland Hall