Kimberle Strasser brings a unique combination of professional experience, personal
perspective, and passion to her leadership of SNAP. As the parent of an adult with autism, Kim has experienced firsthand the profound impact that inclusive sports, friendships, and community connections can have on individuals with special needs and their families.

Her son was one of SNAP’s first participants in 2009 and benefited tremendously from its weekly sports clinics. Years later, one of his former teenage SNAP mentors remains his best friend, a relationship that beautifully reflects the lasting impact of the program.
 

Kim’s passion is to ensure that children and young adults of all abilities have opportunities to participate, build friendships, develop confidence, and feel a true sense of belonging. Equally important to her is the impact SNAP has on its teenage mentors. By pairing teens with special needs participants through sports and recreational activities, SNAP gives young people meaningful, hands-on experiences that foster empathy, patience, leadership, and compassion, all qualities that can shape them into more understanding and inclusive adults.

Kim’s commitment to inclusion began long before she became President of SNAP. When SNAP’s Disability Awareness Program was introduced in 2011, she became deeply involved in bringing lessons of acceptance, awareness, and inclusion into local classrooms. Her personal experience as a parent, combined with her background in education, has made this work especially meaningful.

Kim holds bachelor’s degrees in Education and Psychology from the College of Saint Elizabeth and a Master of Arts from Kean University in instruction and curriculum. She spent eight years teaching in the New Providence School District, including six years in special education and two years in first grade, before stepping away from her teaching career to care for her family.

In 2024, SNAP was transferred to Kim, allowing her to bring together her lifelong passion for education, inclusion, and community service with an organization that had already made such a meaningful difference in her own family’s life. Under her leadership, SNAP continues to grow while remaining true to its mission of creating a community where every child is valued and given the opportunity to thrive.
 

Kim believes SNAP’s greatest impact extends beyond the gym. It is in the friendships created, the confidence built, the barriers broken, and the young people who leave SNAP with a greater understanding of what it means to lead with empathy and compassion. She is excited about SNAP’s future and the lasting difference it can make in the lives of generations to come.

Gavin has been a part of SNAP for more than 7 years. Starting as a mentor, he connected with participants at weekly sports clinics in person prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. While online in 2020, Gavin helped oversee Zoom sports clinic sessions and also created many activities played throughout quarantine. He was also inspired to create a website, which SNAP desperately needed. By his sophomore year of high school, Gavin’s involvement with SNAP and this new website had earned him the Bronze, Silver, and Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award. Now as a college student and a member of the Board of Trustees, he looks to finish the project he set out to do almost 4 years ago. 
Gavin is currently attending High Point University, studying Exercise Science and Psychology. He looks forward to how his website can help the overall growth and success of SNAP. 

Kaycee began volunteering with SNAP at just seven years old. Growing up with a brother with special needs, she developed a deep understanding of the importance of inclusivity and the vital role SNAP plays in the community. Her early experiences shaped a lasting commitment to the organization’s mission of creating a more inclusive world.

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Over the years, Kaycee has built meaningful relationships with participants while also playing a key role behind the scenes. She created the “Mentor Tips of the Week” initiative, supported fundraising efforts, and developed plans to expand SNAP’s disability awareness training across multiple school districts. To strengthen her contributions, Kaycee completed a Business Management course at Cornell University, gaining skills in leadership and strategic planning that she applies to her work with SNAP.

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Now serving as the Treasurer and a member of the Board of Trustees, Kaycee is excited to help guide SNAP’s growth and support the organization’s financial sustainability. She is currently a student at Bucknell University majoring in Finance, where she is continuing to build the analytical and leadership skills she brings to her work with SNAP.

Noelle was introduced to SNAP when her oldest son, Thomas, was in third grade at Sussex Avenue School in Morristown.  He came home with a SNAP certificate in his backpack and was proud to tell his mom that he got the recognition for sharing his lunch with a friend who forgot his lunchbox.  The recognition of kindness was so energizing and contagious.  He would run home from the bus to show his family his new SNAP certificates.  Noelle is a believer that raising good humans is a primary job of families.  When she saw the impact of how a simple act of recognizing kindness grew her son’s motivation to be more involved with helping others, she knew this was an organization she needed to get to know better.  

Growing up in a small town and being part of a family business, she understood the power of connection and the importance of building relationships.  From early in life, Noelle loved being able to help people which always opened up new ways of learning about people and situations that they need to navigate.  When the opportunity presented itself to assist Kim Strasser with disability awareness training at school, she jumped on it.    

When Thomas got to 5th grade, he was selected as a SNAP Ambassador, meaning he became a leader for kindness at his school and helped recognize students in the lower grades with SNAP certificates each month at an assembly.    Noelle began creating the certificates and attending the assemblies to assist the ambassadors and lead the monthly recognitions of kindness.   

Noelle is a very proud mom of three kids who are ambassadors of the SNAP message.  Thomas is now in High School and a SNAP mentor at the weekly sports clinics.  His brother and sister plan to follow in his footsteps.  Noelle could not be more proud to be a Trustee of SNAP.

Noelle lives in Morristown with her husband, three kids and their sweet dog, Lucy.  She has worked on the HR team at Verizon over the last 13 years in roles that have included strategic planning, training, HR Generalist and leadership.  Prior to Verizon she worked for American Express and Cendant.

Having grown up with an older brother with autism, Kylee has been immersed in the special needs community all of her life. Attending SNAP clinics with her brother, she herself became a mentor at age 10, and steadily increased her involvement as she aged. By her senior year of highschool, she was in charge of directing the weekly clinics, helping to encourage growth amongst the participants and mentors. During this time, she also took on a project that could work in tandem with SNAP, called “Peace for Parents”. This program created a zenful space across the hall for the participants’ primary caregivers, so they could rest while their child played.  

After earning her bachelor's degree at Rutgers, studying Psychology and Women and Gender studies, she is now returning home to the SNAP community. She’s looking forward to using her newly gained knowledge and experience to help the organization continue to grow.   

Starting his work with SNAP as a sophomore in high school, Teddy became a mentor at 15 and has worked with SNAP for the last five years. Throughout his time with the organization, he contributed greatly during the Zoom meetings throughout the pandemic, and organized the first in-person meet-up after the COVID restrictions were lifted. Throughout his time with SNAP, he has developed amazing connections with the participants and worked with briefing new mentors as they entered the program.

He is currently in his third year of studies at the University of Florida, studying General Psychology and Statistics. He has meaningful leadership experience serving as the Agency Head of a service organization that has over 1000 volunteers and serves as a tour guide on his campus. With his love for SNAP and his leadership skills, he is ecstatic to be working to serve the organization and cannot wait to see what the future holds.

Jeff’s involvement with SNAP began 8 years ago when his son Alex began mentoring as a Mitzvah project.  Realizing the positive impact SNAP had on his son, the students, and the community,  Jeff has actively promoted SNAP’s mission in Morristown.   

During the pandemic, Jeff facilitated a “Disability Awareness Training” for Morris Twp. residents. Done on zoom, SNAP mentors presented powerful information about a variety of disabilities empowering the learners with practical information.  

Jeff and the Morris Twp. Committee recognized SNAP during autism awareness month and applauded  SNAP for uniting teenagers with our special needs kids.  

Jeff Grayzel is a familiar face in Morris Twp. He began his fourth 3-year term on the town council of Morris Township in 2023.  He served as mayor of Morris Township in 2019 and 2021 where the title of “mayor” rotates from year to year amongst the council members.

Born in Englewood, NJ,  Jeff moved to  Morris Twp. in 1997 and has raised 2 sons who are now in college.  In his community, Jeff coached both youth soccer and little league baseball, which his two sons played for many years.

Jeff had a lengthy career at Bristol-Myers Squibb with experience in system design, marketing, and international business development. He is currently president of a private medical device development firm. 

He holds bachelor’s degrees in both economics and operations research from Cornell University and a master’s degree in industrial engineering from Columbia University.  

Jeff applies his engineering and analytical background to develop practical solutions and deliver results. Jeff is an ardent believer in transparency and inclusion, fostering dialogue with people
across the ideological spectrum by listening to their beliefs and concerns, and then working to deliver the best possible outcome for the entire community.

Jeff sits on the Board of Directors of the Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael and is a Founding Trustee of the Museum Of Makers + Innovators (MOMI), a start-up seeking to build a new children’s museum in New Jersey. 

Additionally, Jeff is on the Advisory Council for the Great
Swamp Watershed Association, and is a member of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Jewish Federation Greater Metrowest NJ,  and is proud to add “SNAP Board of Trustees” to his already impressive resume.  

Alex Grayzel joined the SNAP community when he volunteered for his Bar Mitzvah project. He started mentoring for SNAP in 2017 and has been with the program for seven years. Throughout Alex’s time at SNAP, he has developed special events as well as provided support during the COVID era. Alex held a rock climbing/activities event at Lifetime Fitness that was funded completely by donations. He was awarded the bronze President’s Volunteer Service Award after the completion of the event. In addition, he was one of the mentors who helped transition SNAP into a COVID world allowing the sessions to be held online. 

Alex is a biochemistry major at The University of Vermont. His future plans are to attend medical school in hopes of being a pediatrician. Alex is also an “Advocat” student admissions tour guide for UVM. Alex is excited to able to oversee the development of SNAP in the coming years. 

Frank was taught the value of supporting his community at a young age through his fathers work, as a director of special services. This led him to SNAP as a freshman in high school, becoming a mentor at 15 and has been working with SNAP for the past 4 years. Beginning as a mentor Frank created invaluable connections with numerous participants. His junior year he took the initiative to streamline SNAP’s sign in process for mentors and created an organized system to hold participant and mentor records.

Frank is an incoming freshman to the University of South Carolina, studying accounting and finance. With his love for the SNAP family and proactive personality, he is thrilled to be a part of the growth of the organization.