(5/6) The board of directors of the Adams County Arts Council welcomed Montserrat Fonesca-Estrada and Kimberly Bond as new 2021 directors serving a three-year term.
Montserrat was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. She has a degree in Arts of Communication and is currently earning her Master’s in Education at Wilson College. She is fully bilingual and holds a certificate as a Spanish teacher for Kindergarten-12 grade while she works on her pre-k-4 certification. She was a college professor and an English as a second language teacher for over 12 years in Guadalajara. She moved to PA in 2013 and works for the LIU 12 Migrant Program as a part time English instructor. She also works part time as a program assistant for Next Generation Farming/Specialty Crop Innovations Penn State Extension office in Adams County. She has worked at the VIDA Charter School for six years and works on teaching biliteracy. Montserrat is part of the Family and Community support committee helping families to cover their basic needs. She has provided support in immigration sessions and events for Casa de la Cultura and attended meetings for the
Adams County Food Policy council assisting the Latino community. Montserrat enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. She looks forward to helping the Adams County Arts Council build their presence in the Latino community.
Kimberly Bond is new to the Gettysburg area and is the Executive Vice President of Open Minds. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology with honors and a master’s in counseling education from Sand Diego State University. She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in both California and Arkansas. She brings over thirty years of experience providing behavioral health treatment to the public in community settings. She has previously served as a program coordinator and clinical manager of Recovery Services for the Ozark Guidance Center. Other past roles include executive vice president of Center Point, Inc., a substance abuse provider in California, and as president and CEO of Mental Health Systems, Inc. Her experience with women and children’s residential programs, adult recovery services, domestic violence, anger management and clinical administration will be an asset to the Healing Arts programs of the Arts Council. Kim resides with her husband in
Cumberland Township and is excited to share her skills and expertise with Adams County.
Incorporated in 1993, the Adams County Arts Council has evolved from a small group of optimistic organizers into a nonprofit arts organization, with a membership of 500 and a mission to cultivate an arts-rich community. ACAC’s primary goals are to provide high quality arts in education opportunities for students of all ages and to support local arts presenters, schools, and artists. Our Arts Education Center at 125 S. Washington St. in Gettysburg host 10,000 sq. ft. of inviting spaces for artist studios, arts classes, an art gallery, a piano lab, dance studio, pottery studio and a reception hall with full kitchen for culinary classes including additional art display space and the ability to host community/private events. The facility breaks down barriers of cost with scholarships for low-income youth and senior citizens.
For more information about the Arts Council’s classes, programs, or membership, visit www.adamsarts.org, or call (717) 334-5006.
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