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Southwest Folklife Alliance

Preserving and presenting the unique cultural and traditional arts, music, food and dance of our region

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Who We Are

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

Vanessa Bechtol
Visit Tucson

Teresa Bravo
Pima County Coordinator of Economic Development and International Projects

Francisco Pedroza
UA / College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Praise Zenenga
UA / Africana Studies

Dr. Jim Griffith 
Board Member Emeritus, Folklorist/Author/Founder Tucson Meet Yourself

 

STAFF

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
Kate Jewett-Williams, SFA Administrative Associate, kjewettwilliams@arizona.edu

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