Chief Executive Officer
Kay W. Coulson Grew up in Hampton, Virginia, and is now a resident of Los Angeles, California. She’s a wife, mother, grandparent, and great-grandmother, aka "Bubby!"
1980–1981: worked at Hoffman House as a Residential Counselor for Federal and State females confined to a halfway house. 1981–2004: employed at the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island, a medium-security federal institution for male adult inmates. Retired as the Volunteer Program Coordinator after 22 ½ years in the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, at FCI, Terminal Island, CA, January 2004. March 2004, n-ACTION Family Network President and CEO of n ACTION Family Network. |
Following retirement, she started a Non-Profit 501(c)3 organization to address the growing problems of female incarceration. For nearly 10 years, Women In Transition Support (WITS was created to facilitate a weekly life skills and support group held at the Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF) for female detainees.
Currently, the mission is to support the homeless and children facing food insecurities.
Education: Associate of Arts degree in Administration of Justice
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Master in Public Administration (MPA) from California State University of Long Beach (CSULB)
Federal Commissioner Appointment: 400 Years of African American History Commission, September 20, 2022
400YAAHC, Stronger Than, March 2022 Campaign, Los Angeles, CA400YAAHC: Special Recognition of Ms. Juneteenth 2022 (Saniya Gay)
400YAAHC: Stronger Than T.E.A. (Mar. 24, 2023) Virtual Campaign
400YAAHC: National Returning Citizen Conference, April 28, 2023
Membership Affiliations:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (Member since 1978)
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ): life member of NABCJ since 1998
Recipient of the NABCJ Jonathan Jasper Wright Award, July 24, 2013.
Member of National Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 2022
Personal Affirmation: "Be the change you want to see in the world!"
Currently, the mission is to support the homeless and children facing food insecurities.
Education: Associate of Arts degree in Administration of Justice
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Master in Public Administration (MPA) from California State University of Long Beach (CSULB)
Federal Commissioner Appointment: 400 Years of African American History Commission, September 20, 2022
400YAAHC, Stronger Than, March 2022 Campaign, Los Angeles, CA400YAAHC: Special Recognition of Ms. Juneteenth 2022 (Saniya Gay)
400YAAHC: Stronger Than T.E.A. (Mar. 24, 2023) Virtual Campaign
400YAAHC: National Returning Citizen Conference, April 28, 2023
Membership Affiliations:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (Member since 1978)
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ): life member of NABCJ since 1998
Recipient of the NABCJ Jonathan Jasper Wright Award, July 24, 2013.
Member of National Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 2022
Personal Affirmation: "Be the change you want to see in the world!"