OFN Welcomes New Staff

Being housed at the University of Oregon empowers OFN to provide rich professional development experience. We offer a variety of student opportunities to train emerging public folklorist. Please welcome…

Rebecca Pace, a first-year M.A. student in Folklore and Public Culture, working at the OFN for the 2019 – 2020 Academic Year. Originally from Los Angeles, Rebecca earned her B.A. in Theatre and Cinema Studies, with a minor in Psychology, from Northeastern University in Boston. She returns to the west coast after residing in Washington, D.C. for several years – working in public policy, non-profits, and communications, while becoming a Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM).

Key among her program administration duties at OFN is managing the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. She plans to take advantage of the many opportunities offered within the UO Folklore Program.

OFN Welcomes New Staff

Prince F.M. Lamba is a Folklore and Public Culture graduate student at the University of Oregon. He is an ethnomusicologist with scholarly interests in urban ethnography, African musical arts, creative industries, arts and culture management and issues related to arts and culture in development. He holds a master’s degree in arts and culture management from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Prince has worked for both public and private institutions including the Zambian Department of Arts and Culture, American Embassy in Zambia, University of Zambia and the Zambian Open University. He is also the founder and artistic director of the Pamodzi Dance Troupe in Zambia.