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In 2014 Kay was nominated for Birmingham Magazine’s Beautiful People award. She is founder and CEO of The Southern PaSH Company LLC, a public relations and consulting firm that uses strategic planning, research and digital mediums to achieve communication goals. ne a In 2015 Kay served as a panelist at The 2015 Bloganista Mini Con hosted by See Jane Write. Kay Hudson is a public relations and marketing professional. Currently, Kay is acting as an ­Assistant Editor for The Contour of Luxury. The Southern PaSH Company p ­ ublishes a magazine, Red PaSH Magazine, and Kay acts as editor-in-chief. Before starting her career in the field of communications, Kaneshia made a name for herself as an interior decorator and home stager as owner of KanShe Staging. As a reflection of her creative side ,Kay acted as head photographer and owner of KLS Photography for many years. Kay is a graduate of The University of Alabama at Birmingham and holds a B.A. in mass communications and a minor in psychology. dditional skills Kay brings to the table are public speaking, business coaching, photography and consulting. Kay has been featured on ABC 33/40s “Talk of Alabama”, Fox 6 news and a number of other publications both online and in print. Some of her work can be read at Weld.com and The Birmingham Business Journal Recently, she has acted as junior board member of the Ronald McDonald House Charities, Vice President of Membership of Alabama Media Professionals and board member of the Young Executive Committee of the Summit Club. In the past she has volunteered her time as an event volunteer for the annual Leukemia and Lymphoma So- cieties “Light the Night” event. She has also served as one of the original organizers for the annual “Arts for Life” event hosted by Operation Push for Blood and “Music for Diabetes”, an event aimed at raising awareness of diabetes in the African-American community.