Dan Blair enters in his third year as the university’s first full-time compliance coordinator in 2009-10 and was promoted to Assistant Director of Athletics in February, 2009. Blair is responsible for Franklin Pierce’s compliance efforts with NCAA and Northeast-10 Conference bylaws, while also overseeing the University’s Community Engagement and Game Environment initiatives.

Blair came to Franklin Pierce after spending the 2006-07 academic year at fellow Northeast-10 member Stonehill College as a compliance intern. In addition, he served as an assistant coach on the Bridgewater State men’s and women’s track and field teams for both the indoor and outdoor seasons. He helped lead one athlete to All-New England honors and made a trip to the NCAA Division III National Championship.

Blair, a native of Newburyport, Mass., is a 2006 graduate of Bridgewater State where he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology with minors in both recreation management and special education. He was a four-year letterwinner on the Bears’ men’s cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field teams, serving as captain on two occasions. Blair captured the MASCAC Championship in the steeplechase as a sophomore. He served on a variety of student organizations at Bridgewater State, including a two-year term as chairperson of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Blair currently resides in Keene, N.H., and is pursuing his master's degree in sport facility management at Franklin Pierce. He is also a member of the Massachusetts Track and Field Officials Association.