About ZUZI! - Our Board of Directors

Mr. Scott Bird
Vice President of Finance/Treasurer
Non-profit management

Ms. Colleen Cacy
Co-President/Chair
Finance, Grant Committees
Attorney

Colleen Cacy has been ZUZI's Board President since 2008 and a board member since 2004. She found her way to ZUZI through her children, who fell in love with ZUZI's summer camps and classes. Her daughter Allison was one of the original members of the Many Limbs Youth Company.  Over the years Colleen has been thrilled to see ZUZI grow creatively, artistically and financially, and to become a key participant in Tucson's arts community.  In her professional life, Colleen has been an estate planning attorney since 1995 and is a partner in the firm Gadarian & Cacy, PLLC.

Shar Aslasken
Marketing Chair

Ms. Sariya Jarasviroj Brown
Co-President
Wine distributor

Sariya Jarasviroj Brown joined the ZUZI!'s board in 2008 because she found ZUZI!'s mission compelling and was interested in supporting the performing arts in Tucson.  A life-long "mover," she has a background in dance, martial arts, rock-climbling and was an internationally competitive figure-skater. Sariya currently takes classes at ZUZI! and performed in the 2009 Solstice series with the ZUZI!'s Community Workshop as well as in various No Frills  offerings. Her children also are ZUZI! students and company members, When she is not spending time at ZUZI!, Sariya owns and operates a wine import company, Circo Vino, that focuses on wines from Austria and Hungary.

Mr. Joe Schwanz
Vice President of Operations

Ms. Nancy Murphy
Secretary

Nancy Murphy, a long time Tucson resident, retired as a registered nurse a few years ago.  She has always loved dance as a form of self expression.  Her experience has primarily been all kinds of social dancing.  Her infatuation with ZUZI! began when she signed up for the Solstice Community Workshop in 2009.  Since then she has become a board member because of the creativity of the company, the support given to dancers of all ages, and the diversity of movement styles.

Ms. Carie Schneider
Company Member, PhD Student

Carie Schneider has been involved with ZUZI! in one way or another for 11 years. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors, Carie dances with the company, teaches classes and summer camps, and is the artistic director of the Youth Company. Outside her life at ZUZI!, Carie is a graduate student at the UA, finishing her second master's degree en route to a PhD in English Literature. She teaches freshman composition at the UA and what pittance of free time she has left over she spends gardening.

Mr. Neil Konigsberg
Facilities Committee
Attorney

Ms. Felice Espinoza