Staff

Festival Photographer Ride Hamilton has been involved with the Festival for more than 15 years and gladly donates his professional services. He believes in freely giving back to the artistic community whenever he can. Ride lives in New Orleans, has been a Harley-Davidson biker his entire life, and splits time between Santa Fe and New…

Managing Director Tracy Cunningham has a long history as an educator, an event planner, and working with non-profit organizations. She holds master’s degrees in both English and in Educational Leadership and has been a national speaker and teacher-consultant with the National Writing Project. Tracy is also Co-Director of the New Orleans Writing Marathon, a writing…

Paul J. Willis, Executive Director, has over 27 years of experience in nonprofit management. He earned a B.S. degree in Psychology and a M.S. degree in Communication. He started his administrative work in 1992 as the co-director of the Holos Foundation in Minneapolis, an alternative high school program for at-risk youth. Willis has been the…