CHEVY CHASE, MD, July 24, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to name Kay C. Greene a Lifetime Achiever. An accomplished listee, Dr. Greene celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
From continuing a musical legacy to forging a career in clinical psychology, Dr. Kay C. Greene utilized her many talents to lead an extraordinary life. She has appeared in commercials, soap operas, was rehearsal pianist for Metropolitan Opera singers, and directed music off-off-Broadway. During the early '80s, Dr. Greene became an ardent volunteer in the fight against HIV and AIDS. In 1991, she deepened her passion for psychology and developed a wildly successful career, serving at the United Nations for the World Federation for Mental Health, and teaching at many prestigious universities, showing that the sky is the limit for a determined and impassioned woman.
Inspired by her mother's '30s music career performing in the Sunny, Sue & Sal Trio with Lawrence Welk in South Dakota, she was excited when her mother turned a young Dr. Greene and her sisters into a singing trio. The Green Sisters hosted one Hastings, Nebraska KHAS radio program, appeared on a second, and participated in a late night weekend television show--each once a week. They were so successful that they were asked to appear on The Lawrence Welk Show, which became a turning point when all three sisters decided to follow different life paths. Dr. Greene chose to follow in her mother's footsteps by teaching music at the University of Nebraska Experimental High School, and earning a Bachelor of Music in Education from the University of Nebraska in 1962. She taught music, special education and English at MacArthur Junior High School in Beaumont, Texas until 1965, when she accepted a post in the advertising firm of Tatham, Laird & Kudner in New York City.
Dr. Greene served in many different positions during the '60s and '70s, including as a management consultant at John Wiersma, advertising coordinator with Sullivan, Stauffer, Colwell & Bayles, and even as a ticket agent for American Airlines. In 1967, she accepted a post with WPIX-TV, serving in administrative roles until 1972. Between 1972 and 1990, in connection with her work with individuals, groups, and organizations in such areas as dreams, imagery, meditation, color psychology, music therapy, synchronicity, and reincarnation, Dr. Greene did newspaper interviews and appeared on many different programs, including Donahue, Good Morning New York, The Alan Colmes Show, and Wellness Workshop. In 1980, Dr. Greene earned a Master of Arts in Psychology from the New School Social Research, and in 1983, received a PhD in clinical psychology there as well.
Her professional shift to psychological practice was as natural as it was successful when Dr. Greene launched her independent practice in 1985. Additionally, she joined the American Psychological Association's report-writing AIDS task force in 1988. In 1992, she became certified and began to serve as a regional trainer with the American Psychological Association's HOPE Project, formed to educate professionals, support staffs, and caretakers about the psychosocial issues of HIV and AIDS of specific populations. Dr. Greene focused her trainings on the issues among gay men. During this period, she regularly appeared as a speaker, organized conferences, and worked as a staff therapist at the Fifth Avenue Center for Counseling and Psychotherapy. Her hard work was recognized in 1990 when she was recruited by the World Federation for Mental Health to be a representative at United Nations Headquarters, the first of many opportunities to work within the U.N. system, including her 1992 promotion to WFMH Senior Representative at the United Nations. Her WFMH work took her to many countries, including the Soviet Union, India, Nepal, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Demark, Great Britain, and Ireland, where they met with leading mental health officials and top government officials, exchanged ideas, and brainstormed plans to support each other's work within the United Nations system.
In 1996, the International Council of Psychologists appointed Dr. Greene as a representative at U.N. Headquarters, a position she held until 2002. Additionally at U.N. Headquarters, she was elected vice chair of the NGO/DPI Executive Committee for 1998-2000 and chair for 2000-2001, and served at the U.N. as interim executive director of the International Millennium NGO Forum-2000 in 1998-99. Dr. Greene began teaching in 1997, first at St. Francis College and Fordham University, and then at Pace University and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She has conducted seminars and lectures in a visiting capacity, and contributed to many professional journals.
Dr. Greene, a clinical psychologist, is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and Emeritus with the New York State Psychological Association. As a member of the International Council of Psychologists, she served as secretary-general in 1997-2001 and 2004-2005, and was awarded ICP Ambassador status in 2003. After 36 years of membership, she was granted honorable withdrawal in 2008 from Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. A former longtime member of the Authors Guild and the Authors League, Dr. Greene holds membership since the early '60s in Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity and Pi Kappa Lambda music honorary, and is a Life Member of Psi Chi psychology honorary. She was honored from 1993 to 1994 as International Woman of the Year in recognition of services to mental health by the International Biographical Centre, received the 1996 Distinguished Leadership Award from the International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, and was honored in 2006 with The Marie Curie Award for Significant Contributions to Psychology by the International Biographical Centre. Her successes in so many fields led to Dr. Greene's inclusion in numerous volumes of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in the East, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who of American Women.
Though Dr. Greene has accomplished so much, she is still going strong and looks forward to more of her extraordinary life. She was ordained in 1997 as a deacon in New York City's Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, and is the CEO and founder of Bridge of Change. Amazingly, Dr. Greene still has spare time, which is enjoyed with piano, photography, cats, painting, and cooking.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to her profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Dr. Greene has been featured on the Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievers website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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