Kathy Furlong is a Superintendent of Education for the London District Catholic School Board in London, Ontario. She has held administrative positions in two other school boards in Ontario. She has developed, implemented, facilitated then evaluated a program to increase resiliency and academic success in in-risk youth in two District School Boards, one Catholic and one Public. She completed her Masters at the University of Windsor, Ontario. Her thesis involved evaluating the resiliency program using a mixed methods design. Kathy has also implemented neuro-scientific research on exercise and learning within the Thames Valley District School Board in London, Ontario.