Joseph Umberto Sciorra

Background

Sciorra, Joseph Umberto was born on April 4, 1955 in Brooklyn. Son of Enrico and Anna (Anniballe) Sciorra.

Education

Bachelor in Art History and Anthropology, Brooklyn College, 1980; Master of Arts in Performance Studies, New York University, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy in Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, 1996.

Career

Research administrator, Institute for Italian American Studies, New York City, 1985-1989; consultant arts and research, Queens Council on Arts, New York City, 1985-1989; consultant arts and research, Bronx Council on Arts, New York City, 1988-1990; director public programs, City Lore, New York City, 1989-1991; development associate, National Audubon Society, New York City, 1992-1996; program coordinator, Art Reach New Jersey, Union City, since 1996. Curator Brooklyn History Society, New York City, 1989-1990, Museum City of New York, 1993. Researcher exhibitions Brooklyn Ednl. and Cultural Alliance, 1983, Montgomery County History Society, 1987, Museum City New York, 1988-1989, Smithsonian Institution, 1989, Experimental Gallery at Smithsonian Institution and Bronx Museum Arts, 1989-1990.

Achievements

• Joseph Umberto Sciorra has been listed as a noteworthy Folklorist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Folklore Society, American Italian History Association, New York Folklore Society, Vernacular Architeture Forum, Italian Americans for Multicultural United States (steering committee 1992-1995), I Giullari di Piazza (board directors 1995-1996).

Connections

Married Zulma Ortiz-Fuentes, June 1, 1984. Children: Akela Leilani, Lucca Hakim.

Father:

Enrico Sciorra

Mother:

Anna (Anniballe) Sciorra

Spouse:

Zulma Ortiz-Fuentes

child:

Lucca Hakim Sciorra

child:

Akela Leilani Sciorra