VA HR235

Kathy Glazer is retiring after 14 years as president of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF), which she helped establish in 2005

Served as executive director of Governor Tim Kaine's Working Group on Early Childhood Initiatives and director of the Office of Early Childhood Development, creating the Smart Beginnings network

Worked nationally from 2009 to 2012 as director of state services with the BUILD Initiative, shaping early childhood policy across the country

Under her leadership, VECF grew from a small grant-making organization into a major intermediary capable of administering multi-million-dollar publicly funded initiatives

Holds a bachelor's degree in graphic design and communications from the University of Georgia and a master's in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University