2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 235
Commending Kathy Glazer.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 11, 2026
WHEREAS, Kathy Glazer, an esteemed education advocate and leader, is retiring from the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation after serving 14 years as its president; and
WHEREAS, in preparation for her career, Kathy Glazer earned a bachelor's degree in graphic design and communications from the University of Georgia and a master's degree in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University; and
WHEREAS, Kathy Glazer served as executive director of Governor Tim Kaine's Working Group on Early Childhood Initiatives and then as director of the Office of Early Childhood Development, spearheading endeavors such as the Smart Beginnings network and the establishment of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF); and
WHEREAS, from 2009 to 2012, Kathy Glazer helped to shape early childhood policy as director of state services with the national BUILD Initiative, which aspires to make comprehensive, high-quality, equitable early childhood education programs available to all families; and
WHEREAS, since joining VECF in 2012, Kathy Glazer has been instrumental to various policy achievements and investments from public and private entities that have helped to enhance the Commonwealth's early childhood care and education system, promoting school readiness for Virginia's young children; and
WHEREAS, under Kathy Glazer's leadership, the VECF has experienced steady growth from the small grant-making organization she conceived in 2005 alongside Virginia business and government leaders into a powerful intermediary organization at the nexus of public-private partnerships, state-regional infrastructure and innovation, and strategic policy and advocacy for the Commonwealth's early childhood care and education system; and