She eventually moved to Colorado Springs and after five years as a copy editor became the entertainment editor at The Gazette. A combination of factors led her to quit the newsroom for the nonprofit world.”I was afraid of eventual burnout,” she said. “I was also working toward my master’s degree (in public administration from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.) When this opportunity came along, it was like everything came together at once, just showing me which direction to go.”Already a regular in the Springs art world from her time at The Gazette, she found the switch from observer to advocate refreshing.”You don’t have to keep up that barrier of involvement,” she said.
TAKE ON THE SCENE: “It’s on the upswing and has been for several years,” Edmondson said.”I’m really excited by the new, younger generation of artists and arts administrators who have emerged,” she said, citing Jessica Hunter Larson at Colorado College, Christopher Lynn at UCCS, Bettina Swigger of COPPeR, Delaney Utterback at KRCC (91.5 FM), the Edifice Gallery and the Rocket Room.”There’s a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-it-done attitude,” she said.
