DR. KAY RAMSEY

Dr. Ramsey currently serves as the Executive Branch Director for Southern California, Bethany Christian Services, a national nonprofit organization helping abused and neglected, and other vulnerable children and refugees by providing social services such as foster care and adoption. Kay is a published author for the LA Times and Fostering Families Today magazine. She has been interviewed on CBS Morning News, Spectrum News 1 and various podcasts. As a former foster youth and adoptee herself, Kay has a personal commitment to God in being a good steward of His work as she has triumphed beyond adversity throughout her life. As a transformational leader and visionary, Dr. Ramsey brings 20+ years of experience in social services. Kay successfully completed her Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration with a concentration in Non-profit Leadership. She also has a dual Masters receiving her Masters of Art from Pepperdine University in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Masters of Business Administration.

In Fall/Winter 2020, Dr. Ramsey will be releasing her first book entitled Persevering Beyond Adversity: The Blue Print, in which she shares the gritty story about being born from sexual violence in a prison, growing up in foster care, and later experiencing homelessness after the death of her adoptive mother, and gives you tools to create a blueprint for success on how to turn pain into passion and persevere beyond adversity with faith, vision and a mentor.