Kena leads instructional design and learning technologies under the direction of the Associate Dean of Online Innovation, Ian Gould, in the Office of the Dean in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The College is the largest and most diverse college at ASU, home of 18 schools and many centers within the divisions of Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities.
Kena guides the adoption of learning technologies for The College, including leading change management for enterprise learning platform changeovers and contributing to high-impact dean and Provost initiatives.
She also leads Instructional Designer staffing, onboarding, and support for The College, and cultivates communities of practice for IDs and technologists. She is an advocate for diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and amplifies differing ideas and experiences to ensure all voices are heard.
She works to improve processes and initiate change through collaboration with a wide variety of partners, including ASU administration, faculty, EdPlus, Enterprise Technology, and leaders of other colleges across ASU.
Kena also serves as Chair of ASU's Instructional Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC), and Chair of The College Faculty Digital Initiatives Committee (DIC).
Kena has worked in online higher education since 2005. She lives in Tempe with her husband, stepdaughter, and two dogs. She spends her off hours renovating her home and practicing vinyasa yoga.