Kathy Kwasnik

Kathy has been involved with Strengthening Future Families since its inception, driven by a lifelong commitment to ensure that all children have the opportunity for the best possible start in life.

She brings more than 35 years of nonprofit management experience to the Board, with much of her career dedicated to the field of early childhood education. In New Jersey, Kathy was instrumental in co-leading an innovative initiative to pilot a new model for delivering high-quality early childhood education. The model brought family child care programs and child care centers together as partners, creating a more connected and comprehensive circle of care and education for young children and their families.

Kathy has been recognized for her leadership and contributions to the early childhood education field and was named an Exchange Leadership Initiative Master Leader. She is also a certified social worker in the State of New Jersey.

Her work with Strengthening Future Families provides a natural continuation of a career devoted to improving the lives and opportunities of children and families.

"Serving on the Board of Directors allows me to further my life mission and work and help ensure that every child has the same opportunity to have a healthy, happy and productive life.”

Bruce Meyer

Bruce served for thirty years as a successful businessman and entrepreneur. For the past 15 he has dedicated his entrepreneurial efforts to supporting parenting and early childhood research and improving early childhood education in the United States. Most recently before joining Strengthening Future Families he served as CEO of Early Education Research Foundation.

“I’m excited about Strengthening Future Families bringing many important and potentially life-changing benefits of early learning centers to infants’ and young children’s homes.”

Nell O’Donnell Weber

Dr. Nell O’Donnell Weber is an independent international education consultant with particular interest in parenting, parental beliefs, early childhood education, language and literacy, global citizenship, and international education. Her recent work includes several early childhood measurement projects with the World Bank, Episcopal Relief and Development, and the United States Agency for International Development through MSI, Inc.

Nell is also involved in several efforts to teach parenting and child development to adolescents, including across Illinois and on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation in Wisconsin. Her dissertation work on American high school students’ knowledge and beliefs about parenting and child development brought her to join Strengthening Future Families.

“Parenting is hard but incredibly rewarding. By supporting Strengthening Future Families, I hope to help give the next generation of parents tools and knowledge for success.”