Meet the Staff



Karen Kendrick   |  Owner and Founder, Discovering Your Way

Karen Kendrick with horse.

With openness, compassion and humor, Karen has a unique ability to create a space and experience for individuals and teams to quickly gain clarity on where it is they want to go, what is blocking their path, and the solutions to get there that is found within them.

As Founding Partner of Discovering Your Way, Karen depends on horses for coaching and leadership development of individuals, groups, teams, and leaders. The combination of coaching knowledge, technique, and interaction with horses represents a unique opportunity for personal and professional transformation. Karen has an EFLC (Equine Facilitated Learning & Coaching) certification from Coaching with Horses and is an E3A Certified Practitioner (Experiential Learning with Horses focusing on Corporate training).

With a heart for inclusion and understanding, Karen spent ten years working as a cultural competency consultant and facilitator with the National Conference of Community and Justice, where she served as Program Director and Executive Director. In that position, she conducted needs analysis in corporations, implemented trainings, created & facilitated train-the-trainer programs, presented at local, national and international conferences, as well as created and implemented conferences. Karen also has worked as a fundraiser and fundraising consultant for 8 years helping charities meet the needs of those they serve.

Karen holds a degree in Education, a Master’s in Counseling, and has specialized training in strategic planning, mediation, conflict management, transracial adoption, facilitation, fundraising and cultural competency. With this diverse background, plus her own journey of personal healing and growth, Karen provides an accepting and safe place for people to find their way to the life they want through the wisdom of the horse.

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