1. Personal Connection

Springfield is blessed with a rich mix of arts and cultural organizations.  Please name two places where you have had personally significant arts and/or cultural experiences.  How have these organizations positively affected your life? 

Springfield is blessed with a rich mix of arts and cultural organizations. Please name two places where you have had personally significant arts and/or cultural experiences. How have these organizations positively affected your life?

Growing up in Springfield and being able to represent this district has been a pleasure. Two locations that have been a great experience for me has always been our Museums and Quadrangle, with the opening of our new Dr Seuss Museum is just a great addition. Also just so recently the projects on Beautification of the power boxes by Springfield cultural district were such a great addition to the district. Looking forward to the Mural project that will bring art and humanities back into our neighborhood. These colors and abstract art will had a vibrant feel and an awakening long over due.

2. Addressing Citywide Issues

Can you provide examples on how you would integrate the arts, culture, and creative community in solving social problems such as safety in the downtown district?   

I believe that since the Jazz Festival, Indie Soul Festival, and also The Springfield Puerto Rican Parade to name a few are just examples that bring cultural awareness are just the great things that already exist. Bringing more culture and creative minds to the Downtown District is really going to show and improve the collaborative efforts of the BID, Springfield Cultural District, TDI, and E3 public safety business committee. As an advocate of all these organizations, our business, and Resident community I see this community flourishing.

3. An Arts Destination

While Springfield is growing as a community, the city has yet to fully leverage the strength of our arts, culture, and creative community as a means for branding and attracting residents, employees, and visitors.  How would you utilize our community to make Springfield a place where people want to live, work, play, and visit?

Continuing working with our downtown metro community ensuring its safety and infrastructure is number one. If our neighborhood isn't safe our visitors and employees will not enjoy the Architecture, Museums, and Future Murals. The light boxes and piano project are just examples on what we have done but what more we could do to implement these art projects.

4. Your Priorities

When elected, what actions will you take to provide support and resources to the creative community?

Looking to meet and learn more of their needs. Become more transparent with ideas of not only organizations but our Historic District which exist in our footprint of Downtown Metro. Support innovative projects that create cultural awareness also we can collaboratively seek different streams of funding. Looking to meet and learn more of their needs. Become more transparent with ideas of not only organizations but our Historic District which exist in our footprint of Downtown Metro. Support innovative projects that create cultural awareness also we can collaboratively seek different streams of funding.