Kendra Frith

Kendra Frith is a Senior Engagement Officer with Rainbow Railroad, where she leads  community-centered programming in support of queer and trans refugees and asylum seekers.  She also serves as Co-Chair of the United States Refugee Advisory Board (USRAB), helping to  elevate lived-experience leadership and ensure that refugee and asylum-seeker voices directly  inform policy, programs, and advocacy. 

An asylum seeker herself from Jamaica, Kendra brings both lived experience and professional  expertise to her work, grounding her advocacy in compassion, cultural humility, and  accountability. She has extensive experience across refugee resettlement, humanitarian  sponsorship pathways (including Welcome Corps), and community engagement, with a strong  focus on safety, sustainability, and empowerment for LGBTQ+ displaced people. 

Kendra’s work centers on building trust, amplifying marginalized voices, and creating systems  that allow people not just to survive, but to thrive. She is also a mother, partner, and community  organizer who believes deeply in collective care, mutual aid, and showing up with integrity.  Whether supporting asylum cases, facilitating community programs, or advocating for systemic  change, Kendra leads with courage, empathy, and an unwavering commitment to justice.