2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 181
Commending Kathy Glazer.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 10, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 12, 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