Kendall, Dara

Dara Kendall leads the legal team supporting P&G’s global Fabric & Home Care businesses.  Her work spans advertising, safety, trademarks, and patents.   She spent six years in Asia, where she led the patent teams in China, Japan, and Singapore that handled P&G’s businesses in Greater China and APAC.  Over the span of her P&G career, Dara has worked in the majority of P&G’s businesses. 

Dara holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.S. in Engineering, both from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University.  She received her J.D. from North Carolina Central University. 

Dara is a member of the Ohio bar and is registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office.  

She is a 2017 Fellow for the Leadership Council for Legal Diversity and has volunteered with the Adopt-A-Class program sharing STEM concepts with youth.  She also spends considerable time serving the community via her involvement with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., particularly as the First Vice President, and as a board member of the Taft Museum.  She is an active member of the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati as well. 

Dara is a strong believer in servant leadership and pushes her team members to be their best versus her best.