A special thanks
KEENE, NH (October 2021) – Today we are saying goodbye to not one but four of our beloved and respected board members; Erin Meenan, Maich Gardner, Mike Blair and Kurt Blomquist. MoCo Arts is so grateful for the opportunity to have worked with each one of you. Your guidance and encouragement throughout the years has helped MoCo grow and thrive in our arts education programs, we’ve been so fortunate to have your expertise to rely on. It’s hard to imagine our Board of Directors without all of you there giving us the support and decades of knowledge each of you hold. To say you will be missed is an understatement. Enjoy all the free time you’ll have! MoCo’s students and staff expect to see you at one of our upcoming shows this season! May your next phase of your life bring you all that you seek and more.
To learn more about Erin, Maich, Mike and Kurt, read their bios below:
Maich Gardner MEd Harvard University; MHSA Antioch NE. Non-profit community volunteer for 20 years. Soloist in the Houston Ballet Foundation Company, musical comedy singer/dancer in; social science researcher in Cambridge Mass; Assoc Director of HHCS in Keene; core faculty in the ES Dept at Antioch University NE; independent organizational consultant with the NHCF and for NH non-profits; founding coordinator/director of Cheshire Doulas at CMC/DHK.
Mike Blair moved from Vermont in 1981 when he accepted an engineering position at MPB Corporation, now Timken Aerospace. After 12 years at MPB Mike left to pursue an interest in the retail business and operated ReRun Sports for many years before becoming an active real estate agent. Today he is a practicing realtor with The Masiello Group. He’s active at his church as Chairman of the Property Committee, has been the Past President of the Keene Lions Club and the recipient of the Melvin Jones and Granite State Fellow awards for exemplary service, and he has served on many United Way Campaigns.
Kürt Blomquist is the Public Works Director for the City of Keene. He graduated from Norwich University with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and earned a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He served as a Civil Engineering Officer in the United States Air Force with eight years of active duty and nineteen years in the Air Force reserves retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Prior to coming to the City of Keene Kürt worked for a private consulting firm and has served on numerous professional boards focusing on the provision of public infrastructure. Currently, Kürt is a member of the Keene Lion’s Club and Keene Elks Lodge 927.
Erin Meenan is a general practice attorney. While in law school, Attorney Meenan gained hands-on experience through externing with the New Hampshire Public Defenders, UNH Law’s Criminal Practice Clinic and Consumer Law & Bankruptcy Clinic, and in private practice in Exeter, N.H. Before relocating to Keene, N.H. she spent over two years in NH’s North County as a trial attorney with a state-wide practice in both State and Federal Courts. Attorney Meenan is also a member of the Elm City Rotary Club and serves on the Board of Directors for Dental Health Works.
About MoCo Arts
MoCo Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, multi-arts educational organization located in downtown Keene offering dance and theatre classes and multi-arts vacation and summer camps for children ages 18 months to 18+ years. As part of the educational process, MoCo Arts provides professional quality performance experience for students and family-friendly performances for audiences of all ages throughout the year. MoCo welcomes all students, beginners through advanced, and tuition assistance is available. MoCo Arts is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, please visit www.moco.org.
Thank you all for your time, dedication and passion for MoCo, the art and the youth of our community!! We have been inspired by your energy and miss your presence already! Don’t be strangers! See you at the show(s)!!