D.E.V. Articles

What is a Summerfair Cincinnati D.E.V.?

A Summerfair Cincinnati D.E.V. is a Year Round Volunteer Member ("Green Shirt") who is:

D: ded’i-cat’ed    adj.  devoted; faithful

E: en-thu’si-as’tic  adj.  Intense or eager interest, zeal

V: vol-un-teer  n.  one who chooses freely to do something

The organization is pleased to introduce you to our current and past D.E.V.'s (archived article links shown at the bottom of the page)

Meet January 2012 D.E.V.: Chris Konieczka

Chris Konieczka’s first fair was as a fifteen year old in the seventies in Eden Park, working with her brother selling his paintings. The most memorable thing about that time for her was the assortment of fair goers, especially the guy with the boa constrictor around his neck and the other one with a giant lizard hanging from his shirt! She thought the fair was the coolest thing in the world.

In 2007, Chris officially became a Green Shirt because of a talk she had with her cousin, Jenny Costello, who recommended the fair as a fun and rewarding experience. Now she is Summerfair's new Day-Out Docent. She hopes to bring lots of interesting and fun activities to the group.

Chris lives with her husband, Ron, in a condo in OTR across from the new casino site. If she can make it work, the casino may be a Day-Out destination, but they have to have some art hanging on the walls first!

On a personal note, Chris is the married mother of three grown children, one son-in-law and a beagle named Bean. When her oldest son graduated from high school, she joined him in going to college in 2001. He was thrilled to see his mom on campus!

Finally, in September 2011 Chris received her Bachelor of Art degree in Art History. She loves to read, draw in pastels, and walk through the city with her husband and dog. She also loves to travel and saw some of the best art in the world in Paris and Florence last year.

Click on any of the links below to meet D.E.V.'s from the past.

October 2008 D.E.V.: Jill Folzenlogen & Roger Henthorn
November 2008 D.E.V.: Bill Berry, Terri Wilson & Dustin Minton
December 2008 D.E.V.: Nathan Stein, Ann Flynn & Bob Bader

January 2009 D.E.V.: Kelly Boschert & Bob Hinman
February 2009 D.E.V.: Anne Poppe & Ruthie Vaught
March 2009 D.E.V.: Jayne Utter
April 2009 D.E.V.: Judy Jackson & Krista Paas
May 2009 D.E.V.: Kelly Christian & Ashley Oehler
June 2009 D.E.V.: Dana Zucker & Tom Perdiew
November 2009 D.E.V.: Cyndi Lawson
December 2009 D.E.V.: Dave Zielger and Dee Newton

January 2010 D.E.V.: Dianne Hight
August 2010 D.E.V.: Debbie Newsome and Lori Lesak
September 2010 D.E.V.: Jane Emery

September 2011 D.E.V.: Laura Mester
October 2011 D.E.V.: Shannan Boyer
November 2011 D.E.V.: Colette & Jeff Martin
December 2011 D.E.V.: Jill Conway