Daren Bloomquist
NMSU Courses Taught:
- HRTM 430: Hospitality Facilities Management
- HRTM 301: Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Marketing
- HRTM 201: Introduction to Tourism
Areas of Focus:
- Sustainable Facilities Management
- Hospitality & Tourism Marketing
- International Outreach
Mr. Daren Bloomquist—known to his students as Mr. B—has been an instructor in the School of HRTM at New Mexico State University since 1999. Alongside teaching, he has led a variety of international outreach initiatives that combine his passion for helping others with his expertise in hospitality and tourism. These include developing a dual-delivery hospitality certificate program for Native pueblo employees at Laguna Development Corporation’s Route 66 Hotel and Casino, coordinating a sustainable tourism summer program in Turrialba, Costa Rica at CATIE for NMSU students, organizing a Tri-National Education Exchange through the North American Mobility Project focused on indigenous tourism across Canada, Mexico, and the United States, and creating an intensive two-month experiential program in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management for Ecuadorian students through the Go Yachay partnership with Ecuador’s Secretaria Nacional de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación. In addition, Mr. Bloomquist has been an active leader within the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Hospitality Council, serving on the board since 2013, leading webinar and podcast development since 2015, and holding the role of Board President from 2019 to 2025. He will begin serving as Treasurer in Fall 2025.
Beyond academia and professional leadership, Mr. Bloomquist demonstrates the spirit of hospitality through long-standing community service. A volunteer firefighter for more than 25 years, he currently serves as Station Officer overseeing Doña Ana County Fire Station 16 in his home community of Talavera. His commitment to education also extends beyond NMSU; he previously developed and taught the Hospitality and Tourism Services Program at El Paso Community College before establishing the Hospitality and Tourism Program at Doña Ana Community College.
Education:
- Master of Science in Hospitality and Tourism, University of Wisconsin - Stout, 1987
- Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Wisconsin - Stout, 1985