Trish Kenagy

Trish Kenagy is co-author of Grandparent Conversations About Type 1 Diabetes, a guide written for grandparents of children with type 1 diabetes (T1D.) Additionally, she is co-founder of the publishing company, Grandparent Conversations LLP. Trish joined her family's T1D journey in 2016 when her grandson was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 8.

Trish is a retired educator, having worked in Nebraska and Colorado as an elementary and early childhood teacher. Her career path also included positions as a university professor of education, administrator and ombudsperson, and as a professional development coordinator for regional public schools. Trish and her husband, Bill, live in Elkhorn, Nebraska, and are grandparents to six amazing grandchildren.

Trish currently advocates for a future without T1D, and, with her husband, is a volunteer facilitator for T1D Grandparent Connections, a local support group for grandparents of children with type 1 diabetes. Over the past few years, they have shared experiences and stories, questions and conversations with these grandparents, professionals in the T1D community and with families who, like themselves, are on the T1D journey.