Kym McNair is the descendant of enslaved Africans, Jamaican immigrants, community organizers, preachers and teachers and carries their legacies as she works to address the oppressions that are impacting all of humanity, and especially the ways systemic racism disempowers Black women and girls. She owes her community organizing energy to her mother, E. Theresa McNair, who SAFETY-planned her way out of Jim Crow Mississippi (Goddam) during the end of the Great Migration, came to New York and worked on behalf of incarcerated women and local residents who experienced the trauma of poverty manifested in hunger and homelessness. In her role as the Senior Director of Social Transformation, Kym organizes and facilitates trainings across Westchester for healthcare professionals, first responders, clergy and others who are dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking.
She works on behalf of all people who have experienced the imposition of power and control in their intimate relationships with their partners and in the constellation of systems they are forced to interact with every day.
Kym has spoken on panels, facilitated conversations for religious and civic organizations across Westchester and has consulted with local congregations which are endeavoring to incorporate anti-racism principles into their ministries. Kym serves on the Board of Directors of Caring for the Hungry and Homeless (CHHOP) and the Westchester Womens Agenda based in Westchester County, New York where she is a member of the Reproductive Justice and Race Equity Working Groups.
A lifelong fan of sci-fi and fantasy, she enjoys Afro- and African futurism fiction where the protagonists are women of various hues. Whether she is out walking her rescue dog, Simba or tending to her gardens, she dreams of a world in the not-so-distant future when like the protagonists in her favorite literary genre, Black women’s voices are heard, their leadership is followed, and their lives are protected.
