Kendell Poch previously served in various roles within the consulting industry and most recently in public accounting at KPMG, and she also received both her MBA and MBT from the Carlson School. Kendell left industry and shifted to a full-time faculty role in 2017 teaching undergraduate, MBA, and executive education courses at the Carlson School, and she also serves as the undergraduate major coordinator for the accounting department. Kendell is a multiple-time recipient of the Undergraduate Faculty of the Year Award, Part-time MBA Faculty of the Year Award, and Online MBA Faculty of the Year Award, and she was also named to the Poets & Quants list of the Top 50 Undergraduate Professors.