Jim McKay
State Director, Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia
Team for West Virginia Children
Bio:
Jim McKay is the State Director of Prevent Child Abuse WV, a project of TEAM for WV Children. Jim has helped create and lead various initiatives, including Our Babies: Safe & Sound, Partners in Prevention, Circle of Parents, the ACEs Coalition of West Virginia, the State Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children, and the Legislative Action Team for Children and Families. Jim is Chairman of the WV Legislative Action Team for Children & Families, which includes over 25 organizations working for children in WV. Jim is the Board of Directors Chair for the WV Center on Budget and Policy. Nationally, Jim serves as a member of the National Child Abuse Coalition. Jim has helped successfully advocate for the enactment of numerous pieces of legislation and state policies, including comprehensive child sexual abuse prevention legislation, expanded funding for early childhood and family support programs, safe schools legislation, expansion of early childhood home visitation, and others. Jim has received several awards and recognitions for his efforts, including the WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence Purple Ribbon Award (2013), the WV Child Advocacy Network’s One with Courage Award (2018), the WV Healthy Kids and Families Coalition Champion for Children Award (2015), and the WV Alliance for Children Friend of Children Award (2018). Jim received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from Tennessee Technological University in 1991.
