Kay is a Certified Health Education Specialist, who works with the JamesCare For Life, Kick It! Smoking Cessation program at The Ohio State University. In addition to working with the Kick It! Program, she is also actively involved in many community and campus committees that focus on health and wellness initiatives and events.

Her education and professional experience has focused on teaching (both child and adult populations), program planning, implementation and evaluation, behavior modification and public speaking.

She attended the University of Cincinnati majoring in Health Promotion and Education with an emphasis in Community Health and Exercise Physiology. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree and she is CHES certified by The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.