When adults believe, I thrive.
We support your child’s growth with expertise in movement-based learning and academic achievement.
Smart Moves Academy is led by a forward-looking team that is committed to the vision of graduating thriving learners whose academic mastery, physical literacy, and emotional well-being position them to prosper and lead, generating positive impact wherever they go.
The school’s founder, Dr. Gretchen Stewart, is an expert in movement, learning, and cognition and is a certified and degreed elementary, middle, and high school teacher and administrator in both general and special education. The Academy’s governing board is rounded out by distinguished leaders in education, kinesiology, neurodevelopment, business, marketing, finance, school funding, and non-profit governance.
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Gretchen Stewart, PhD
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Evan Meyer
FOUNDING BOARD CHAIR
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Ann Cranston-Gingras, PhD
FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, University of South Florida
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Derek Mateos
FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER
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Preston O. Duppins, Jr
FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER
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Joy Gibson
FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER
Director of Development
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Ivory Granger, CLC
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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Pamela Curlee, SLP
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
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Adia Garrick Wells, PhD
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Learning Lab Staff
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Kristen Sebetic
Lead Neurodevelopmental Learning Specialist