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Featured Educators, Artists & Guides
Meet the people bringing knowledge, creativity, field experience, culture, community and fungal curiosity to Southwest Funga Fest.
Featured Speakers & Educators
Meet some of the educators, researchers, practitioners and community voices joining Southwest Funga Fest 2026. Additional program details will be added as the festival schedule is completed.
Dr. Susan TrappTerpenes • Genomics • Natural ProductsKeynote Speaker
Alan RockefellerMycology • Photography • DNA Barcoding • Citizen SciencePresenter & Foray Leader
Melody TsuiTraditional Medicine • Ceremony • CommunityPresenter, Ceremonialist
Michael WeeseEthno-Alchemy • Mycology • Cultivation • Fungal EcologyPresenter, Foray Leader
DezBaa’Psilocybin • Indigenous Perspectives • Culture • CommunityFeatured Educator
YosefDesert Systems • Soil Health • Regenerative DesignFeatured Educator
Jaelon “Jae” WrightMycology • Citizen Science • Identification • EcologyFeatured Educator
William GossCommercial Cultivation • Spawn Production • Substrate OptimizationFeatured Educator