High Fives Foundation appointed eleven new members to its board of directors, including new board President Susan Stone.
The foundation also appointed Jamison Blair (Lake Tahoe Realty), Courtney Laggner (Darn Tough Vermont), Katie Steinharter (Ikon/ Alterra), Sydney Kirby (Smith Optics), Katie Besso (Guild Mortgage), Anthony “Big Ant” Thomas (Personality), Darlene B (Monster Energy Cares), Craig Abruzzo (Morgan Stanley), Richard Lewis (Hightower Advisor), and Tim Burr (Return to Dirt) to the board of directors.
All appointments began on December 17, 2022.
“We are proud and honored to expand our board membership with a powerhouse group of experts and leaders from businesses and industries that have helped shape the outdoors,” said Roy Tuscany, founder and CEO. “We are also thrilled to have Susan Stone join as our board president and lend her passion and extensive business and leadership experience to High Fives.”
Stone was the founder and CEO of Sierra Wasatch Capital and managed early-stage investing for Riverhorse Investments in Los Angeles. Stone took the seat from Board President Emeritus Tyler Lightcap, a founding board member who had a role in founding the foundation in 2009.
The foundation also announced expanded board positions on the newly formed Empowerment Athlete Committee. High Fives athlete Tim Burr is the first member to join the new committee and the first High Fives athlete to join the foundation’s board of directors.