Diana Martin is stepping down as executive director of the Hourglass Foundation.
Martin is leaving after three years to serve as director of “High Impact” at the High Foundation. There she will oversee the foundation’s High Impact Portfolio, which focuses on affordable housing and the environment.
She will also serve as executive director of Partners for Environmental Stewardship, an organization being set up by the foundation to develop an environmental center at Sunnyside Peninsula.
Her last day at Hourglass will be Nov. 1.
Hourglass was founded in 1997 as a venue for local leaders to better understand the challenges facing Lancaster County and develop ways to encourage both a thriving economy and the preservation of the area’s unique character. It holds monthly “First Friday Forums” and occasional community forums on topics of public interest.
Martin “has been instrumental in advancing the mission of Hourglass, and we are deeply grateful for her vision, dedication, and hard work,” Hourglass said in a statement.
The High Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the High family, founders of the High Cos. In 2023, it donated $5.7 million to nonprofits involved in education, health, economic development, the arts, historic preservation and the environment.
In 2022, the High family transferred ownership of High Industries to the foundation. The transaction involved the donation of $115 million in High Industries stock, LNP reported in September 2023. Transfer of another High company, High Real Estate Group, took place in December 2022.
Before coming to Hourglass, Martin was director of communications at the Rodale Institute and communications manager at the Lancaster County Community Foundation.
Hourglass has begun a search for Martin’s replacement. For more information, click here.
