As the Outdoor Lab Foundation welcomes a new group of board members, we are also honoring two longtime leaders who have completed their terms of service: John Hamilton and Kristen Meier.

After six years on the Outdoor Lab Foundation Board of Directors, John and Kristen are concluding their service. Both joined the board in 2020, at a time when the pandemic created enormous challenges for students, families, teachers, schools, and Outdoor Lab. Since then, they have helped guide the Foundation through a period of tremendous growth and progress.

Both of John’s children attended Outdoor Lab as sixth-graders, and one later returned as a High School Leader. Kristen attended Outdoor Lab herself, as did both of her children. Her mother, Leslie Bohn, served as a nurse at Mount Blue Sky, and Kristen’s sister was a sixth-grade science teacher. Their connection to Outdoor Lab reflects the program’s unique intergenerational legacy.

We are deeply grateful to John and Kristen for six years of leadership, service, and dedication to our community and the Foundation. 

We are also excited to welcome four new members to the Outdoor Lab Foundation Board of Directors!

Sam Bock is the Director of Interpretation and Publications at History Colorado, bringing expertise in Colorado history and environmentalism. 

Annie Goyanes is a Volunteer Services Specialist with Jefferson County Parks & Open Space with a background in environmental education, outreach, and connecting young people with nature.

David Kruse is an attorney with Basecamp Legal as well as a mountain guide and AIARE instructor, combining professional expertise with a strong passion for outdoor education.

Brandon Tosti brings more than 25 years of experience in sports, entertainment, partnerships, and community engagement, along with an extensive commitment to youth, service, and the outdoors.

We are incredibly grateful for the time, expertise, and passion that all of our board members bring to the Outdoor Lab Foundation.

As we thank John and Kristen for their years of dedicated service, we are excited to welcome our new board members and look forward to the ways they will help carry that legacy forward—supporting Outdoor Lab and the generations of students who will experience it in the years ahead.