User:JKizzieHumanities/Kim Trusty

Kim Trusty is a singer and songwriter living in Rhode Island. She is a founder of the Trinity Academy for Performing Arts, and has been described as "one of Rhode Island's treasures" by the Providence Journal.

Trusty grew up in Media, Pennsylvania. She studied at the Berklee College of Music. Trusty sings jazz, soul, blues and gospel. She was a featured performer in Providence's annual arts festival, PVDFest and WaterFire and has performed in theatrical productions at Mixed Magic Theatre.

Trusty is a cancer and stroke survivor.

Trusty received the 2010 YWCA Woman of Achievement award for her work in arts education, and the Voice for the Voiceless award from the Fund for Community Progress in 2010.