Kelsey Blanchette has been a dancer with BoSoma Dance Company since 2023 and is excited to serve as a dancer representative on the Board of Directors. Kelsey has experience serving on the Board of Directors through her college dance programs at Salem State University for several years. She is very passionate about Community Engagement and is currently the Community Outreach Director of BoSoma School of Dance. Kelsey hopes to make BoSoma dance performances and dance classes accessible to schools, children and other local communities. She is excited to work with such passionate and committed board members as we enter a new season with BoSoma Dance Company. 

Amy Giammarco-Moquin has been part of the BoSoma community for many years both as a "dance mom" at BoSoma School of Dance and Board Member for the BoSoma Youth Company. She has over 20 years of in-home childcare experience and ran the childcare program for the Studio 13 fitness classes at BSD. An accomplished vocalist, Amy can be heard singing in local venues, contests, and fundraisers across the North Shore. She has competed in local competitions and high-profile events such as Stars Over Boston, Community Auditions, and the Talent Quest TV show. Amy is a Co-Founder of Total Arts!, a Peabody, MA based business that provides interdisciplinary workshops to children and adults in the fine & performing arts.

Drew Hammond has served as President (3 years) and board member at Chorus pro Musica for 4 years.  He has a deep interest in music and the arts.  He has been a choral singer for the better part of 37 years.  Drew’s career has spanned technical writing, software project and program management and enterprise software service sales and delivery.  He has worked for companies such as Digital Equipment Corp, BBN, GTE and EMC.  He has a BA in English and an M.Ed and is currently working on an MS in Management.  “I believe that BoSoma represents hard work, dedication and excellence in the dance community.  It is a pleasure working with, and learning from, people who can add so much by educating children and providing a quality artistic audience experience."

Kerry Hayward began her relationship with BoSoma in 2012 when she signed her daughter up for dance at Hooper’s first studio in Peabody, MA. She fell in love with the school's approach of teaching dance to children in a welcoming environment that fostered the love of dance. After seeing BoSoma Dance Company perform she knew her and her daughter had a forever dance home as they were both mesmerized by the show and were so inspired to see her daughters teachers dancing on stage. Kerry is currently the office manager at BoSoma School of Dance and is so excited to begin her journey on the Board of Directors for the dance company.

Katherine Hooper, Owner, an Essex local, began her dance training at RDS Performing Arts in Dover, MA and continued her professional training at the University of North Carolina, then finished her BFA at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Five College Dance Program. As an undergraduate, she co-developed an Arts Collective and an Improvisation Group while producing, directing and choreographing 2 full-scale productions. Following graduation, Katherine moved to Colorado where she co-founded Performance Works, Ltd., a contemporary dance and theatre company. In 2005, she was acknowledged by Boston Uncommon Magazine as ‘One to Watch’. Since 2005, Katherine has been commissioned to set work on the Lee Lund Dance Company, in Connecticut, for their annual pre-professional concert. On an annual basis, she teaches master classes at various New England area Universities, Colleges and Dance Studios, most recently at Plymouth State University, NH and Beth Walsh Dance Studio, MA. Katherine opened Mass Motion Dance North in Peabody in 2010.  In 2014, she was awarded the ‘Support Your Studio’ grant by the Dizzy Feet Foundation for her commitment to bringing dance to the local community through teaching and performances and for her passionate teaching within her studio inspiring young dancers of all levels to achieve their best through dance. As the recipient of this award, the Mass Motion Dance faculty and students received a workshop and master class with Season 9 So You Think You Can Dance winner, Chehon Wespi-Tschopp. Katherine is the Owner of BoSoma School of Dance, with locations in Hamilton & Georgetown, MA.

Heather McClelland, my love of dance started when I was a young girl; my sisters and I used to put on the record player and make up dances to all the different types of music in our home. I also started gymnastics when I was 3. I had a long career, it was an amazing journey and trying to make the national team was a highlight. Our team was required to take ballet and jazz as part of our training, we weren't the best dancers, but we were able to enhance our gymnastics with dance. When I moved to Boston in my mid 20's, I joined the Cambridge Dance Complex and was able to explore so many genres of dance and that's where my love of dance really came to life. Salsa, Belly Dancing, Contemporary, Jazz, you name it, I was there! Everyone can be a lifelong learner in the realm of Dance, we can challenge our body, mind and our creativity. The sky's the limit. 

It moves me to watch professional dancers move through their craft. BoSoma Dance Company is special. I am very honored and excited to be part of the Board. 

Antonella Muniz has been influenced by the arts from a young age with her own experience playing musical instruments and now supporting her daughters dance education at BoSoma School of Dance. Antonella is a graduate of Northeastern University where she received her masters in Physical Therapy. To Antonella working with dancers is the perfect mixture of performance and skill. Working with BoSoma dancers during their season has inspired Antonella by continually learning and perfecting her craft as a PT. Keeping the dancers healthy is her goal and she loves to watch her work give them strength on stage. Antonella is excited to be on the Board of Directors to help grow BoSoma’s community and continue to support the company.