Education:

Columbia Basin College (2004-Present)

Richland High School (2004 Graduate)

Scholastic/Career Ambition:

Vocal Performance Major; Elementary Education Minor; Pursue a career in performing arts; Direct a children’s theatre.

Talent:

Classical/Musical Theatre Vocalist

Scholastic Honors:

Recipient of the WSMTA-Tri-Cities Chapter Bessie Shepard Vocal Scholarship (2004); High School Letters in: Junior Academics, Senior Academics, Drama, Choir, and Mock Trial; Recipient of the 2004 Choral “Director’s Award”; State Solo and Ensemble Contest: 1^st place women’s duet (2004), 2^nd place soprano solo (2004), 3^rd place women’s duet (2003); Regional Solo and Ensemble contest: 1^st place soprano solo (2001 & 2004), 1^st place women’s duet (2003 & 2004); Drama Club: Best Actress (2002 &2003), Best Soloist (2002 & 2003), Best Sophomore Actress (2002), Best Supporting Actress (2004); Voted “Most Creative” by the 2004 Richland High School graduating class.

Leadership Roles:

Member of the Washington State Arts Alliance; Member of Richland High School Executive Council (2003-2004); Counselor at the Northwest ACTing Experience (Summer 2005); Vacation Bible School music/finale leader (Summer 2003 & 2004); Cantor at Christ the King Parish (2002-Present).

Accomplishments:

9 years of private voice lessons; 3 years of piano and dance lessons; Performed in over 25 community theatre productions; 8 Gold medals and 2 Silver medals from Music Fest Northwest (2002-2004); Bel Canto Northwest Institute 2003; Gold medal at Spring Awards- non-keyboard (2004); Camerata Musica Young Artists of Distinction (2001, 2003, 2004).

Interesting Facts:

Born in Texas, but lived in Kentucky, Michigan, and Tennessee before moving to Richland, Washington in 1996. Kristen loves Disney movies, Harry Potter, exercise, and her black-and-white cat, Sebastien.

Platform Mission:

As Miss Tri-Cities, Kristen will implement her cause by focusing on three main “Arts Initiatives”: 1) Increasing public support and funding for non-profit arts organizations; 2) Uniting local art organizations into one arts community; 3) Soliciting state recognition and funding for our arts community. By presenting herself and her platform across the community and state, she hopes to serve as a catalyst of much needed support for local non-profit arts organizations.

Legacy:

Kristen wishes to be known as the Miss Tri-Cities who strengthened individual local arts programs, fostered them into one unified arts community, and created a sustaining bond that will continue to grow long after her crowning year. She dreams of having the same impact on the community that the arts have made in her own life.

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