Katie Blankenship is a graduate student in the Draper Masters program at New York University. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Cruz in cultural anthropology. After graduating from UCSC, Katie has conducted independent research in the fields of ethnomusicology and art history. Since moving to New York, Katie has been working at the Park South Gallery in Carnegie Hall and pursuing her own musical interests. She looks forward to working with the New York Department of Sanitation and is thankful for the opportunity to get to know the men and women that make up the DSNY.