Join Us in Supporting Recess · Global Recess Alliance

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Supporters

Name	Country	Affiliation
Allison	us	Arizona State University
Richard Alger	USA
Stacie Johnson	USA
Angela Browning	United States	Recess for All Florida Students!
Christine Davis	United States	Arizonans for Recess
Steve Goodwin	USA	University of Delaware
Cynthia Gentry	United States	Play Atlanta/Living Playgrounds
Richard J Gold	United States	Richard Gold LLC
Cath Prisk	UK	Outdoor Classroom Day
Rita Watts	USA	Play and Playground Encyclopedia
Linnea Westerlind	USA	Outdoor Childhood Puget Sound
Milbrey McLaughlin	USA	Stanford University
Dr. Kendra Fehrer	USA	Stanford University
Dr. Jennifer Beamer	USA	Oregon State University
Lisa Falk	United States	Ms.
Joanna Cemore Brigden	USA	Missouri State University
Cleo Gougoulis	Greece	University of Patras
Matt Simon	USA	School Director
Naveen I. Thomas	India	Headstreams
Beth Ferholt	USA	Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Marta Eugenia Zavaleta Lemus	El Salvador and the United States	Vanderbilt University
Dr. Lisa Rathje	USA	Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education
Rachel Nesbit	UK	University of Reading
Neil Coleman	United Kingdom	Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC
Morgan Deitschel	USA	Ohio University

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