Join Us in Supporting Recess · Global Recess Alliance

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Supporters

Name	Country	Affiliation
Jill Wessel	USA	Playworks
Neel Gupta	India
Robert Murray	United States	Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Margarita Azmitia, Ph.D.	United States	University of California Santa Cruz
Christopher Bolling	United States	Pediatric Asssoicates, PSC
Stephanie Garst	USA	US Play Coalition
Peter Dargatz	United States	Woodside Elementary
Samantha Moore, LMSW	USA	Independent
Carly Bedard	United States	Play Advocate
Sule Serter	Turkey	Aktif Yasam Dernegi - Actı
Sahin Cevik	Turkey	İndepend
Yesim Kunter	UK
Dan Bayly	USA	Paradise Creek Counseling
Patty Stine	United States	Pure Play Every Day, Inc.
Mizrap Bulunuz	Türkiye	Prof Dr.
Dr. Anna Dabrowski	Australia	ACER
Megan Babkes Stellino	USA	University of Northern Colorado / Mindful Sport Parenting
Lauren	Australia	ACER
Rachel Parker	Australia	Australian Council for Educational Research
Aisha	US
John Gougoulis	Australia	Education Consultancy
Allison Guevara	USA	Live Oak Cradle to Career
Dr Yeshe Colliver	Australia	Macquarie University
Joanne Reid	Canada	Brock University
Betty J. Sternberg	USA	Teacher Leader Fellowship Program at CCSU

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