Elizabeth (Liz) Hartsgrove is the Consumer Affairs Supervisor for the Town of Barnstable; creating Park Happy, the Gateway Greeter program, Discover Barnstable Program, and works with numerous organizations that seek permitting assistance with events held in the Hyannis HyArts and Barnstable Village Cultural Districts and throughout all seven villages in town. Liz has 15 years of professional experience working for municipalities on Cape Cod, with Town Managers and Regulatory Departments crafting and streamlining policies, regulations, forms and processes for business and special events.

In her “former life,”  Liz’s artistic background primarily revolves around dance; early dance training took place with the internationally renowned Maryland Youth Ballet; studied, interned and performed with both American Ballet Theater and Joffrey Ballet Company in NYC and in Washington DC at the Kennedy Center; graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor in Fine Arts/Dance Performance; and performed, taught and choreographed for schools, and dance and theater companies throughout the United States. Liz continues to teach ballet at studios on the Cape and is very active volunteering and performing for Community Theater alongside with her two daughters.