Kenya Kilpatrick graduated from Tennessee State University with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She then went on to achieve a master’s degree in Counseling with a specialization in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling.

She started off her career with Youth Villages working with youth facing a wide range of emotional, mental, and behavioral problems, youth receiving foster care services, and biological families with youth receiving foster care services. She also works with the Youth Advocate Program advocating and delivering evidence-based services in homes and communities as an alternative to youth incarceration, congregate child welfare, behavioral health, intellectual disabilities placements, and neighborhood violence.

In her free time, Kenya loves traveling, spending time with family, and watching a good movie. Kenya also enjoys hosting yearly marriage retreats for couples of all ages and stages in their relationship.