THE FOUNDATION
THE FOUNDATION
Established in 1968, the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation has been an integral part of the history and fabric of water skiing and all towed water sports in the United States.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
The USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation preserves and celebrates the history of all towed water sports and promotes these sports through marketing and educational program initiatives.
ENTERING A NEW ERA AND VISION
Through a series of innovative educational and outreach programs, the Foundation seeks to enhance lives and communities in the United States through the values of the sport of water skiing and all towed water sports. These sports have a unique power to attract, mobilize and inspire. By their very nature, they are about participation, inclusion, social integration and family. The Foundation will assist people of all ages, walks of life and ability levels in finding fitness, enjoyment and accomplishment through water skiing and all towed water sports.
The Foundation also works closely with USA Water Ski & Wake Sports, the only national governing body recognized by the United States Olympic Committee for all towed water sports. USA Water Ski & Wake Sports consists of nine different sports disciplines (Water Ski, Wakeboard, Show Ski, Barefoot, Kneeboard, Hydrofoil, Racing, Collegiate and Adaptive).
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MEET THE TEAM
EXECUTIVE & FINANCE COMMITTEE
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Ed Hickey - President
Mark Overbye - Chairman of the Board
Tim Huston - Vice President
Kim Laskoff - Secretary
Teri Larson Jones - Treasurer
Jim Grew - Advisor
Dennis Longo - Advisor
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mike Avila
Betsy Anderson Gilman
Rob Blair
Don Bucher
Jeff Clark
Terry Dorner
Frank Harrison
Ed Hickey
Tim Huston
Jody Johnson
Teri Larson Jones
Kim Laskoff
George Lindy
Larry Meddock
Roger Olson
Mark Overbye
Mary Pelto
Lance Renfrow
John Ryan
Zane Schwenk
Glenn Sperry
Dave Winkler
HONORARY TRUSTEES
William Barlow Jr.
Paul Chapin
Jim Grew
Bob Hicks
Harold Hill
C.W. Lowe
Walt Meloon
J.D. Morgan
Bobby Reich
Chuck Thurman
Bill Wenner