-: There's so much about my job, my work,
that keeps me interested.
I've been doing this now for 11 years.
It's probably the longest I've been anywhere.
This is my third career in life.
And one of the reasons I think
that my job continues to be so interesting
and exciting for me is it's multifaceted.
It has a really big mission,
you know, in terms of bringing attention to the arts,
bringing attention to culture
and what it can do to our community
in terms of quality of life and the economy.
It affords me the ability to interact
with so many different people on so many levels,
both within the arts community and other sectors.
And there's so much opportunity in terms of programming
and what it is that we can do
in terms of partnerships and collaborations
to be able to drive our mission.
So, you know, it's pretty diverse.
It's really hard to,
you know, sort of meet all of the demand
that's out there in this field.
The arts is not usually a high priority
when it comes to program development
and funding for communities.
We're a big giant leader in this industry for our area
in terms of advocating for that.
So, you know, making the case for the arts
in terms of its quality of life,
its impact on people in terms of quality of life
and communities with the economy
continues to be a challenge.