Rylee Dunn (she/her) is a community reporter for the Arvada Press in the foothills of Jefferson County, Colorado. She split her college years between DU and Syracuse University, where she reported for both schools’ newspapers. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Dunn is a lifelong musician who plays guitar in Denver-based indie-rock band Blankslate, which was named one of Indie 102.3’s Local Artists of the Year in 2021.