THE CATAMOUNT ARTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bob Swartz, Secretary

Bob Swartz has been a patron and advocate of Catamount Arts since its beginning, when it was showing Indie films upstairs over Luvs on Railroad Street, and then at “That Bookstore” on Eastern Ave. in the 1980’s.  He served on the Board when Catamount moved to the Old Post Office on Eastern Ave, and resigned when he went on Sabbatical to Reunion Island, France, in 1989.  But 12 years later he agreed to get back on the Board when he found that he was promoting Catamount as one of the reasons he and his wife, Pat, had decided to stay in St. J. for “retirement”.

For 27 years Bob taught English at St. Johnsbury Academy and was the founding Director of its ESL Summer Program.  He has also taught in England, and Springfield College School of Human Services.  Since retiring from the Academy, he has been the Education Resource Coordinator for the Area Health Education Center, planning and implementing continuing education and professional development programs for the health professions in central and northeastern Vermont.  This is a part time job he still enjoys.

Bob and Pat have three daughters and six grandchildren who live in Maine, NH and VT--- and who  return most years for Catamount’s Annual Auction.   They too enjoy the evening of delicious food and drink, sociability and great bargains.

Travel is big, for Bob and Pat.  Visiting family, getting away for mud season, returning to England (Pat’s birthplace) and France (favorite foreign country), and exploring new destinations, all add to their happiness and enrichment.  But attending Catamount’s and KCP’s productions and the Met’s Operas in HD, and a couple of films a month, and the Gallery openings—and more!--- keeps Catamount at the center of their cultural focus.  Bob was chairman of the Board during the move to this new building and the development of Catamount as the Community Arts Center.  He has seen (and helped) it grow from one-film-a-week, and a handful of productions a year,  to 150+ films a year, and 300 performance opportunities a year.  Who can’t get enthusiastic about that?

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