Crystal Wallis will graduate in May from the Master of Arts Management program at the Heinz College of Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and is currently one of the first writing fellows for Createquity.com. Originally from the “orchestra world,” Crystal has developed a passion for folk music and culture because of its spirit of inclusiveness and creativity. At Heinz and her summer 2010 internship at the Old Town School of Folk Music, she discovered a talent for quantitative skills and research. At Arts Advocacy Day, she hopes to send the message that the arts are a crucial long-term investment for the country. Crystal plays viola (and fiddle, ukulele, and spoons), and prior to enrolling at Heinz was the Manager of Artistic Personnel at the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.