The Southwest Folklife Alliance (SFA) is an affiliate non-profit organization of the University of Arizona, housed within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The Jim Griffith Chair in Public Folklore at the Southwest Center and UA School of Anthropology serves as lead curator for SFA programs and activities.
We are the Arizona Commission for the Arts‘ designated State Partner for Folk Arts for the National Endowment for the Arts. We also work in partnership with traditional and folklife communities throughout the state.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bryan Falcon (Chair)
Artistic & Managing Director, Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre
Elizabeth Stahmer (Vice-Chair)
UA / Social & Behavioral Sciences Research Institute
Lynn Hourani (Secretary)
Islamic Center of Tucson
Maribel Alvarez (Treasurer)
Director, Tucson Meet Yourself; Associate Dean of Community Engagement, UA College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
University of Arizona Jim Griffith Chair of Public Folklore
Teresa Bravo
Pima County Coordinator of Economic Development and International Projects
Dr. Praise Zenenga
UA / Africana Studies
STAFF & REGIONAL LEADERSHIP
Leia Maahs, Managing Director: leiamaahs@email.arizona.edu
Nelda Ruiz, Program Coordinator: nruiz33@email.arizona.edu
Kimi Eisele, Communications Manager: kimieisele@email.arizona.edu
Tim Escobedo, Director of Operations, Tucson Meet Yourself: timescobedo@gmail.com
Selina Morales, Lead Folklorist Folklife/PAR: selinamorales@arizona.edu
Guillermo Nuñez, Director, Northern Mexico Folklife Alliance: gnunez@ciad.mx