Sabrina Lynn Motley, is director of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and a doctoral candidate in anthropology, conducting research on the interplay between religious faith, doubt, and social activism. Previously, she was senior director of programs and exhibitions at Asia Society Texas Center, overseeing public programs and exhibitions highlighting Houston's expanding connections with Asia. Before her time in Texas, Sabrina was vice president of Vesper Society, a San Francisco-based social justice foundation, and program and education director at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. As an independent consultant, she has curated public programs for the Getty Museum and community-based exhibitions for the California Endowment, among other. She has taught cultural anthropology at Art Center College of Design and Otis Institute for Art and Design. For over five years, she hosted "Global Village," a music program on KPFK in Los Angeles. Sabrina earned a bachelor's degree in world arts and cultures and a master's degree in African studies, both from UCLA.