Irene Pramisloff Kay

Background

Kay, Irene Pramisloff was born on March 26, 1920 in Cleveland. Daughter of Benjamin and Anna Esther (Kahan) Pramisloff.

Education

Associate of Arts in Business, Cuyahoga Community College, Ohio, 1971.

Career

Secretary Cleveland Job Corps Center, 1970-1988, Auctor Associate, Inc., 1988—1995, Society for Prevention Violence, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 1996—2004. Member, past vice president, past president Mayfield City School Board, 1965-1991. Member emeritus Mayfield City School District, since 1992.

Member All Northeast Region School Board, 1975, 83, All Ohio School Board, 1983, Air Raid Warden, World War 2. Member Citizens League of Greater Cleveland Committee Area, 1972-1974, Screening Mayfield Area Recreation Council, 1972-1983. Past advisory committee member Star Bank (now United States Bank), Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Past legislation committee, member, executive committee Cuyahoga County Auditor Citizens Advisory Board, president 2000-2002, president emeritus, since 2002. Past member health care/human services committee. Custody review board member Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, 1981-1983.

Member advisory council Sun Newspapers, 2002-2009. Life board member, Cuyahoga county auditor, citizens advisory board, 2008.

Achievements

• Irene Pramisloff Kay has been listed as a noteworthy school system administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Whale of a Sale book fair Cuyahoga County Library. Systems, 1993; 75th anniversary planning committee Cuyahoga County Public Library. Co-founder, past president, past treasurer Mayfield Area Recreation Council, 1972—1983.

Governor appointee Ohio Lottery Commission, 1983—1992, chairman, 1986—1992. Past member mayor's advisory committee City Mayfield Heights 17 years. Active Cuyahoga County Advisory Council for Senior and Adult Services, 1993—1997, 1999—2005, vice chairman, 2002—2004, chairman, 2004—2005.

Chairman, founder Mayfield Heights 50+ Years Gold Residents, 2001—2002. Member Mayfield Heights Commission on Aging, since 1993. Active Cuyahoga County Office on Aging Committee, 1995—2003.

Former member Cuyahoga County Urban County Community Development Block Grant Committee. Executive board Mayfield Heights Bicentennial Committee, 1974—1976. Past advisory committee East Shore division American Red Cross.

Community-wide services panel United Way, 1983—1986, past chairman. Education committee Cleveland Bicentennial Commission, 1993—1996. Community captain Mayfield City Schools Bond/Levy campaign, 1994.

Chairman Tell the People the Truth Committee City of Mayfield Heights, 1996. Advisory board Oakville Park Committee, 1995—1999. Member Mayfield Heights History Book Committee, 1997.

East Metro leadership committee American Heart Association, 1997—1998. Community relations council Cleveland Job Corps Center, since 1998. Co-chairman Chamber of Commerce Progressive.

Trustee Sehnurmann House. Executive committee Cuyahoga County Democratic. Precinct committeeman Mayfield Heights.

Mayfield Heights co-coordinator Clinton-Gore-Glenn campaign, 1992. Coordinator 2 campaigns Mayfield Heights Richard Celeste for Governor. Congressman LaTourette's Senior Task Force, 1995—2001.

Board trustees Schnurmann House, Mayfield Heights, vice president, 2005—2008, trustee life, 2008. Life trustee Friends of Mayfield Branch Library., past president, chairman levy replacement campaign, 1984, 1989, director, since 2007. Former board trustees, community representative WomenSpace.

Member of AARP (program chairman 1991-1994, president 1993-1994, 2001-2002, member coalition affordable prescription drugs 2001-2006, 2004-2006, director & trustee 2005, director since 2006, Outstanding Services award 1994, Outstanding Services Community award 1996, Achievement award), League of Women Voters (past president Hillcrest Area 1992-1993, vice president Cuyahoga County unit board directors, board director Hillcrest Area unit, 50 Years Membership award 2010), Friends Mayfield Branch Library. (director), Mass Innoculation Point of Dispension, Mayfield Hillcrest Democratic Club (president 2001-2002, vice president since 2006).

Interests

• Avocations: community activist, politics.

Connections

Married Albert Joseph Kay, June 11, 1944 (deceased March 24, 2008). Children: Leslie Kay Andrzejewski, Stephen W., Adrienne Kay Gallagher.

Father:

Benjamin Pramisloff

Mother:

Anna Esther (Kahan) Pramisloff

Spouse:

Albert Joseph Kay

child:

Stephen W. Kay

child:

Adrienne Kay Gallagher Kay

child:

Leslie Kay Andrzejewski Kay