Founder and Founding President & Chief Executive Officer

Jan Kasperski is a dedicated healthcare professional and advocate for vulnerable children. She is recognized as the driving force behind establishing Resilient Kids Canada as a Registered Charity founded during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown, and its focus on supporting parents, caregivers and educators to create the environment and experiences focused on the best start in life for young children. Advocacy for the most vulnerable Canadians, especially children has been the main focus of her extensive career as a clinician, an educator, a researcher, a consultant and board member.

Jan is skilled in government, media and physician/healthcare professional relations. She is regarded as a “connector” with an extensive local, provincial, national and international professional network. In addition to extensive senior hospital-based and community-based positions, Jan has previously led two healthcare professional associations from vision to reality: The Ontario College of Family Physicians and the Ontario Psychological Association. In addition, Jan has served on several Not-For-Profit Boards, including 9 years on the board of Michael Garron Hospital. She serves as Patient-Family Advisor at the local, regional and provincial level. As a mentor, coach and life-long learner, Jan is mentoring and inspiring high school and university students to seek careers in early childhood education, the healthcare, social services, social justice and technology arenas. In founding Resilient Kids Canada, Jan has had the good fortunate of reaching out to the incredible people who have walk with her previously on her professional pathway. Together, Resilient Kids Canada strives to make the world a better place for all children.