With a college background that included theater and communications, she took the interests she and her friends shared and created a multi-cultural organization long before it became fashionable. To fund their activities, she developed into an expert grant writer. As a result of her efforts, Cityfolk has grown into Dayton's premier arts group. A motivation for me that underlies everything I've done with Cityfolk is tearing down that distinction between fine art and everything else. When people consider art, I think they should consider all creative endeavors.
Art comes from every culture, there are creative geniuses in every community.
Cityfolk's most ambitious production has been the National Folk Festival. The festival moves throughout the country, basing itself in a city for three consecutive years. That's the case in Dayton, which will continue to produce an annual festival. All the NCTA tours successfully played Dayton, promoted by Cityfolk. The NCTA is Cityfolk's co-producer for the National.