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Sandra Bong Um-Pinkney, Treasurer, A violist with Tucson Symphony Orchestra since 1998, Sandra Um began her musical career by studying piano at the age of five. Four years later, taken …

Alice Ritscherle, Secretary, is a freelance grant writer and novelist who has lived in Tucson since 2008. She attended the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where she obtained a B.A. …

Arisa White, Kore Biters Editor, a Cave Canem fellow, and the author of Post Pardon, Hurrah’s Nest, and A Penny Saved. A 2013-14 recipient of an Investing in Artist Grant …

Imani Sims, MA., Kore Biters Editor, lives in Seattle, WA where she drinks gallons of chai tea on rainy Saturdays plotting new ways to share her story and make room …

Layli LongSoldier, Poetry Editor, is a poet who holds a BFA in creative writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts and an MFA with Honors from Bard College. She …