Joanna is the volunteer Storytelling Community Coordinator for the Northwest Folklife Festival. She will assist the festival organizers in the selection and scheduling of the storytellers for the annual festival held on Memorial Day Weekend.
“Central to the values of Northwest Folklife is for communities to have voice and agency in the representation of their cultural expressions. More than 150+ Community Coordinators—including prominent artists, educators, culture bearers, and leaders throughout the region—work closely with Northwest Folklife to co-create and co-curate programs including the Northwest Folklife Festival as well as the annual Cultural Focus and Our Big Neighborhood youth and family program. Throughout the year, Community Coordinators work in partnership to co-curate programs that are by the people, for the people that present the diversity of cultures and traditions within the region.” https://nwfolklife.org/programs/
Here is the 2026 Storytelling Schedule
For information on the 2026 Folklife Festival you can check out this link.