Sharon Benítez is a musician, dancer, educator, and arts administrator from the SF Bay Area who has taught and performed throughout California, México, and the UK. She holds a Master of Arts in Dance Anthropology from University of Roehampton London and graduated from Santa Clara University with dual degrees in English and Ethnomusicology. She has spent the last decade working as a program coordinator for various arts nonprofits, museums, and schools in California. Currently, she performs as a musician/dancer for Los Panaderos; is the Managing Director of Casita de las Artes (a performing arts education program); and serves as the Company Manager of La Mezcla (a polyrhythmic, multidisciplinary San Francisco-based dance and music ensemble rooted in Chicana, Latina and Indigenous traditions and social justice).