Previously president and CEO of Kansas Action for Children (KAC), McKay now serves as a member of the Race Matters Institute team and, through Adaptive Equity Solutions, as a support to organizations and networks seeking to center center diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in their internal operations as they pursue their aspirations for racial justice.

Before stepping down as KAC’s leader to pursue their purpose and passion for anti-racism, McKay was the executive director of the Kansas Center for Economic Growth and a former Rockwood Leadership Fellow, Sunflower Foundation Advocacy Fellow, University of Kansas Women of Distinction honoree, and KHSA Kansas Children’s Champion. McKay's leadership roles also included serving as an appointed member of the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and the Governor’s Education Council.