Meet Kenna.
Hi there! My name is Kenna and I am a User Experience Strategist located in Chicago, IL. Since I was young, I have been obsessed with people: the way we think, connect, and find joy in everyday things. With my background in both creative and technical fields, I have a passion for combining these interests to craft accessible experiences for the thing I love: people.
For the past 5 years, I have worked with EVERSANA Intouch researching and creating user-centered products. I also have freelanced designing and developing websites since high school. In addition to my experience in UX and development, I also have a passion for photography and videography.
I am always down to collaborate and love taking on new challenges. Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or shoot me an email at keenowainc@gmail.com!
View my resume
How I Work
Research-Led Design
I talk to real people before I make decisions. From moderating usability sessions to facilitating UX workshops with first-time digital clients, research is not a phase I check off. It helps inform my design decisions and create usable products.
Clarity in Complexity
Whether it is regulated industries, sensitive user populations, legal constraints, or nervous stakeholders, I gravitate toward the hard problems and strive to uncover the clearest path through them.
Bridging Design and Development
A background in development means I design with technical constraints in mind from the start. When a developer says something is not possible, I can usually offer an alternative that is. That fluency makes me a faster collaborator and a more precise designer.
Skills
Design
Research
Tools
Programming
Professional Skills
Experience
Eversana Intouch
User Experience Strategist
August 2021 - Present
DoStuff Media
UX Strategist
March 2025 - Present (Contract)
Sunset Coast Lawns
Web Design & Developer, Logo Design
January 2022 - August 2023
Computer Science Education Tool
UX Designer
February 2021 - May 2021
QuPharm
Web Design & Developer
November 2020 - May 2021
UIUC Office of Advancement, College of Engineering
Office Writer
March 2019 - May 2021
Competitive Lawn Service
Logo Designer & Web Developer
July 2020 - September 2020 (Contract)
Western Springs Handyman
Logo Designer & Web Developer
June 2020 - July 2020 (Contract)
Trinity Property Consultants
Videographer & Editor
May 2020 - June 2020 (Contract)
LifeQuotes.com, Inc.
Executive Intern & SEO Analyst
June 2019 - January 2020
Bosworth Capital Partners
Logo Designer & Web Developer
May 2019 - June 2019 (Contract)
Brave Initiatives
Social Media Manager & Operations Intern
June 2017 - August 2018
More About Me
I love to travel. It gives me the opportunity to learn how other people and cultures approach design in the everyday world, from the layout of the bullet train station in Japan to the signage in a Spanish market. Those observations quietly shape how I think about the people I design for. Every new place is a reminder that design is not universal. What feels intuitive in one culture can feel completely foreign in another. Which is exactly why I believe so deeply in talking to real people before making design decisions.
See my work
Explore a couple of my highlighted case studies below.