Children's Historical Publishing

Joyce Reid Kasprzak's affiliation with education began as a reading and language arts specialist in Dayton Parochial Schools from 1969 to 1973. She started working with the nonprofit Home Based Arts (HBA), now Children's Historical Publishing, as a volunteer in 2000 before becoming the Executive Director in 2006 after the passing of Founder William Bell. Before joining the organization, Joyce was the Founder and CEO of the Dayton/Toledo/Columbus region of The Diet Workshop for over 25 years. The national headquarters in Boston commended her franchise as the largest and most successful in the company's history. Honored by The New York Times for outstanding work incorporating weight loss programs, her innovation and vision won Dayton's Female Entrepreneur Award. In 2010, Joyce was recognized by the Dayton Daily News as one of the Top Ten Women for community contributions. Joyce received the Cardinal Bernardin Community Service Award in 2010. The Dayton Exchange Club presented her with the Volunteer of the Year Award in 2019. She continues to work as the Executive Director of Children's Historical Publishing, which has placed over 600,000 learning-activity books in the hands of minority and at-risk children. She is a respected member of the Education Committee for the American Heritage Foundation, Montgomery County Reentry Public Education & Advocacy Committee, and the Dayton Woman's Club. Joyce lives in Tipp City with her husband, Alan Kasprzak, and visits her son, Brian, in Los Angeles as often as possible.