Brooke Sydnor Curran is the President and CEO of Move2Learn. In her role, she provides the roadmap for the organization, expanding programming and impact to help our Alexandria public school students feel and learn their best. 

Brooke founded the organization as RunningBrooke in 2009 to serve at-risk children.. In 2022, the organization underwent a total rebranding to update its look and name—Move2Learn—to truly reflect its vision of using movement to transform learning so students can reach their highest potential.

Today, Move2Learn focuses on three main pillars of work: Inside the classroom, outside the classroom, and social, emotional and academic learning lessons that incorporate the key component of movement to help students understand the body-mind connection.

An elite athlete with asthma and exercise-induced asthma, Brooke has run more than 180 marathons, including the six World Marathon Majors, on all seven continents and in each of the 50 states. She has also completed two Ironman competitions, two 100-mile bike races and run a 100-mile trail race in aptly named Hell, Michigan. In 2019, Brooke survived a near-fatal brain aneurysm; less than six months later, she ran the Marine Corps Marathon.. 

Brooke lives in the city of Alexandria with her husband and dog and has launched three amazing daughters.

2020: Champion for Children by the Center for Alexandria’s Children

2019: Living Legend of Alexandria for her exemplary and lasting impact in the community.

2018: the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce’s Best in Business Nonprofit of the Year

2018-present: School Health Advisory Board

2010-2018: Board member of ACT for Alexandria

2012-2015 Marathon Charity Cooperation