Kendel Taylor

Ms. Taylor began working for the City of Alexandria in 1995, serving the majority of her career in the Office of Management and Budget from 1999 until August 2013. In 2011 and 2012, she served as Acting Budget Director. She has been the City's Director of Finance since August 2014. She serves on the Boards of the City's pension funds. In September 2018, Ms. Taylor was selected to the Government Finance Officers Association Debt Committee, and in June 2022 she was elected to the Executive Board of the GFOA. Ms. Taylor holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration/Marketing and Spanish from Albright College and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Virginia Tech.