Born and reaised in Baltimore City, Kennedy McDaniel is a Design Strategist driven by empathy and equity. She received her B.A. in Africana Studies from Johns Hopkins University and her MA in Social Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art. For almost three years, she engaged with the community at the Greenmount West Community Center, where she served as Special Projects and Community Partnerships Manager.  She is currently the Design Strategy Manager at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, where she plans and executes design strategy and research across interdisciplinary teams of nurses, researchers, and end users.