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Collaborator Kendra Owens Named to ‘Utah Business’ Magazine’s Forty Under 40 In February, fellow collaborator Kendra Owens, Vice President of Accounting and Finance, was recognized as one of Utah Business magazine’s Forty Under 40 honorees for 2025. This annual recognition celebrates individuals throughout Utah who have significantly impacted the business landscape and demonstrated leadership, resilience, significant contributions, and innovative thinking. After joining Nightingale College in 2016, Kendra has driven the organization to exponential growth by taking a small company and contributing to its size through multiple aspects. In her tenure, Kendra has gone from managing accounting in a few states to accounting nationally. In expertly handling the transition from our in-person to virtual learning model in a matter of days during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kendra was pivotal in ensuring that the organization would continue to have a collective impact. Through the important revenue and financial resources Kendra has contributed to the organization, we have been successful in terms of growth and preparing a relevantly skilled, readily available nursing workforce, representative of the communities they serve. In the effective leadership that Kendra has demonstrated, she has grown her team from a handful of people to a robust function of many that covers financial aid, Bursar, and more. As a leader, Kendra regularly coaches fellow collaborators and consistently
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