NARST International Conference Showcases Community, Creativity, Leadership

On April 19-22, the MHQ team, led by NARST Executive Director Mackenzie Kelley, delivered an incredible 1,044-person Annual International Conference for the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). The conference’s theme was “Joyful Transgressions and Radical Imagination in Science Education,” and was preceded by an all-day virtual event on April 9. “I wanted…

Vincent Lungaro Celebrates 1st MHQ Anniversary

On May 1, we celebrate Vincent Lungaro’s one-year anniversary with MHQ! Vincent serves as the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for MHQ, where he executes strategic marketing initiatives across multiple platforms. Vincent oversees and implements marketing strategies for MHQ and our client organizations. “Over this past year I’m grateful for Vincent’s creativity, fresh ideas, and the…

Letter From the CEO – April 2026

Beyond Celebration By Dara Rudick, CAE — MHQ CEO Earth Day was April 22, and the world felt heavier than it used to on this date. With fewer laws and resources to protect our planet and its creatures, celebration didn’t come easily. What does come — if I sit with it — is something more durable than celebration. It’s the image of people who didn’t wait…

NFPA Hosts Successful Paralegal Development Conference

A shoutout for and congratulations to MHQ Client, the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA), on delivering an excellent 2026 Paralegal Development Conference. The Paralegal Development Conference took place March 24-26 and brought together 103 paralegal professionals from across the United States for 12 energetic and informative sessions. “The Paralegal Development Conference serves as a…

Letter From the CEO – March 2026

Multitudes By Dara Rudick, CAE — MHQ CEO When I studied acting in college, a favorite professor used to say, “Under the right circumstances, anyone is capable of anything.” She meant it as encouragement—embrace characters unlike yourself, inhabit choices you’d never make. I didn’t expect to witness this principle in action at Costco. This last…

Minnesota Open Meeting Law: What You Need to Know

Minnesota’s Open Meeting Law (Minn. Stat. §13D) is designed to ensure transparency and public access to the decision‑making processes of government bodies throughout the state. Whether at the state, county, municipal, school district, or special district level, the law sets clear expectations for how official business must be conducted. At its core, the law requires…