Suzy Koontz is a founding board member and current vice president of the National Math Foundation (NMF) and the creator of Math & Movement. She has spent more than 25 years helping students achieve academic success through a movement-based approach to mathematics and literacy education.

As a trained actuary and lifelong advocate for inclusive learning strategies, Suzy has created more than 200 teaching tools that have been adopted by schools nationwide and has authored over 20 books for learners both young and old and has coauthored Activate Math! She actively leads professional development workshops for teachers and administrators across the country to support the implementation of movement-based mathematics and literacy strategies.

Kirby Schoephoerster, EdD, is the senior program director at the National Math Foundation (NMF) and an ardent advocate for the (re)design of educational spaces to foster positive learning identities for all students. Kirby received his doctorate in education at Vanderbilt University. His recent work at the NMF has involved facilitating organizational strategy development, coordinating educational research projects with community partners, and creating professional learning events for mathematics educators and school leaders across the country.

Kirby has presented extensively on the topics of movement-based instruction, the science of learning and the brain, professional learning implementation, and the development of positive mathematics attitudes. He is a coauthor of Activate Math!