Join Us in Supporting Recess · Global Recess Alliance

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Supporters

Name	Country	Affiliation
Charlene Woodham Brickman	United States	researching recess, play, and policy implementation
Barbara J. Dray, Ph.D.	United States	Transforming Practices in Education LLC
Jeffrey Cowley	United States of America	University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Brittany Fank	United States
Colette Davies	United States	Various District Northern CA
Janelle Emory	USA
Katherine J Castillo	United States	Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
Debora Wisneski	United States	University of Nebraska Omaha
Viviana	USA	GQES
Viktoria de Jong	USA	Play Advocate
Karan Johnstone	USA	Winchester Public Schools
Jillian O'Connell	United States	Winchester Public Schools
Joanie Hovatter	USA	Winchester Public Schools
Jennifer Sutter	United States	Winchester Public Schools
Amanda Kresge	USA	Winchester Public Schools
Alexandra Lockley	USA	Winchester Public Schools
Katie Lamb	USA	Winchester Public Schools
Heather Campbell	United States
Jennifer DiMarco	USA	Winchester Public Schools
Josh McHugh	United States	Attention Span Media LLC
Bindy Sweett	Canada	Association of Child Life Specialists
Ellen J. Silver, PhD	United States	Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Jeanine Clapsaddle	United States	Pediatric Potential, Inc.
Toni Millar	USA	Project Sunshine
Deborah Vilas	USA	Bank Street College of Education

Expert Testimonials

Andrew Garner, MD Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 Outstanding Pediatrician of the Year, Ohio, Co-author of 2018 AAP Clinical Report, “The Power of Play”

Jeffrey Hutchinson, MD Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Colonel (ret.), U.S. Army, Co-author of 2018 AAP Clinical Report, “The Power of Play”

Christopher F. Bolling, MD, FAAP,
Pediatric Associates, PSC Crestview Hills, KY, Volunteer Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine