Kathy Graves is a partner in Parenteau Graves Communications, a firm specializing in strategic planning, marketing and public relations, and Web site planning and design for nonprofit organizations. She was the arts writer for Southwest Journal for seven years, during which time she received the Minnesota Newspaper Award for feature writing. She also is the co-author and editor of Indians in Minnesota, published by the University of Minnesota Press in 2007, and a community faculty writing instructor at Metro State University.