Our Team

Kendrick Torbey, MS

Director of Advocacy and Education

Before serving as the Director of Advocacy and Education at the Allo Hope Foundation, Kendrick’s experience focused in education and nonprofit work. Kendrick holds a BA in History and Sociology from Boston University and a MA in Special Education from Western New Mexico University. She has been an elementary educator, assistant principal, and a curriculum specialist, and worked for a state education agency, and also served as an advocate in domestic violence nonprofit work. Her expertise in nonprofit board management and staff culture paired with her experience as an alloimmunized patient lends itself to her skills in engaging stakeholders through online platforms and partnering with other nonprofit organizations.

Kendrick became involved with the Allo Hope Foundation after receiving her alloimmunization diagnosis in 2021 where her pregnancy with her second son necessitated intrauterine transfusions as early as 15 weeks of gestation. She became passionately involved in patient advocacy and education for the alloimmunized patient community. She now manages the Foundation’s social media efforts, nonprofit partnerships, and educational opportunities, alongside her ongoing patient support efforts.

Kendrick Torbey, MS

Director of Advocacy and Education

Anti-Kell Antibodies

Kendrick learned about her anti-Kell antibodies from routine bloodwork during her second pregnancy. Her doctor initially thought it was due to the blood transfusions she required after the birth of her first son, but testing showed her husband also carried the Kell antigen. At 14 weeks, during her first MCA scan, her baby, Ethan, showed signs of significant anemia. Her first IUT was performed at 15 weeks gestation and a second occurred less than a week later. During that time, Kendrick found Bethany’s story and reached out to her for support. In a surprise twist, it was later discovered through cffDNA testing that Ethan was Kell negative and doctors were never able to determine what caused his early anemia. Having such a complicated and unexplainable pregnancy led Kendrick to learn as much as possible about this disease and get involved with the Allo Hope Foundation. She now works as the Director of Advocacy and Education for the Allo Hope Foundation. Kendrick and her husband Ryan have two children, Holton and Ethan. When she’s not working or keeping up with her boys, she enjoys reading and trying new restaurants.

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