Live in Motion Foundation named three new board members for 2026-2027. Two are credentialed O&P practitioners.

The people who apply to Live in Motion’s scholarship and grant programs don’t choose who sits on the foundation’s board. But board composition does affect what programs get built, how grantmaking gets scoped, and which relationships the organization cultivates. The 2026-2027 cycle brought three new members: Lesleigh Sisson, who holds CFo and CFm credentials; Shree Thaker; and Brent Wright, CPO. The O&P EDGE reported the appointments on September 4.

Live in Motion is a nonprofit focused on helping people with limb loss stay active. Its programs span scholarships for individuals pursuing athletic and recreational goals and research funding in clinical outcomes. Earlier this year it awarded early-career O&P research grants and funded a pilot research grant focused on prosthetic outcomes. That mix of community-facing scholarships and clinical research funding is the context in which board credentials matter.

What the credentials mean

Two of the three incoming members carry formal O&P certifications, so a quick translation is useful.

CFo is the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics (ABC) credential for certified fitters in orthotics. CFm is the ABC credential for certified fitters in mastectomy. Both are scoped fitting credentials, distinct from the full practitioner credentials a prosthetist or orthotist holds. Sisson’s CFo and CFm together indicate work in fitting across two different practice areas: orthotic devices and post-mastectomy products. The mastectomy fitting credential is an unusual combination with orthotic fitting and suggests a broadly trained fitter working across product categories.

Brent Wright, CPO, holds the combined certified prosthetist-orthotist credential from ABC. This is a full clinical credential requiring accredited academic training and a supervised clinical residency. CPO practitioners can evaluate, fabricate, and fit both prosthetic and orthotic devices.

Shree Thaker’s credentials are not listed in the O&P EDGE announcement.

What this signals

Nonprofit boards are roughly a map of the relationships and expertise the organization wants close to its decision-making. A foundation whose programs intersect with rehabilitation, adaptive sport, and clinical outcomes research has obvious reasons to want practitioners with O&P credentials in the room. They bring familiarity with the device fitting process, the insurance and documentation landscape, and the clinical literature that the foundation funds.

The combination of a CPO and credentialed fitters on a board that funds both community scholarships and outcomes research is not accidental. It suggests Live in Motion is deliberate about connecting its grantmaking to the clinical field that serves the people it supports, rather than operating as a purely community-fundraising organization.

The people now shaping Live in Motion’s strategy and oversight have direct, practical experience with what prosthetic and orthotic care involves at the fitting level. That changes what questions get asked about grant proposals, whose expertise is in the room when program decisions happen, and how the organization relates to the broader O&P professional community it sits adjacent to.