Our Team
Rev. Tiffany Curtis, Minister
Rev. Tiffany Curtis is trained as a clinical chaplain, spiritual director, and group facilitator, and has worked extensively as a community organizer and in prison settings. She has ongoing commitments to grassroots community work in the U.S., Ecuador, and Honduras. Rev. Tiffany grew up in a bilingual family and in an immigrant congregation in southern California, and moved to New Mexico in 2016 to serve as our minister. In addition to her role as our minister, Tiffany is also the co-founder of the Santa Fe Faith Network for Immigrant Justice, a grassroots collaborative of people of faith. Tiffany has a B.A. from Chapman University in Peace Studies and Latin American Studies and an M.Div. from Harvard University. Her academic and spiritual interests include mysticism, contemplative practice, theologies of the everyday, interspirituality, pilgrimage, poetry, creativity, and somatics. Rev. Tiffany is nourished by laughter, quality time with loved ones, contemplative practice, and being outside.
Elizabeth Blanco, Musician
Elizabeth Blanco has been the resident musician at The Open Circle since 2022. She is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who is passionate about music as a way to collectively ground ourselves, process big feelings, and open the doors of the heart to the spiritual realm. Elizabeth’s secular folk rock band Lili St Anne performs in Santa Fe and tours regionally and nationally. Elizabeth also teaches theatre at the New Mexico School for the Arts, and is passionate about writing, theatre-making, and collective community art. She has a B.A. in Gender Studies from The College of William and Mary and also a degree in acting from the physical theatre school in Paris - Ecole Internationale de Theatre Jacques Lecoq. She grew up in Portland, Oregon and spent her childhood in music and theatre. In her spare time, she loves to hike in the beautiful New Mexico landscape with her dog Milo.
For updates on her local performance and tour schedule, join Elizabeth’s newsletter by sending an email to elizabethmargitanne@gmail.com
Iván Cornejo, Administrator
Iván Cornejo was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and immigrated to Santa Fe as a child. Iván attended Santa Fe Community College and the University of New Mexico. He has also volunteered for various local, statewide, and national non-profit organizations, including the City of Santa Fe Immigration Committee, the NM Dream Team, and NM Suicide Prevention Project.
Iván currently works full time as a youth liaison with the Adelante Program for Homeless Children and Families in Santa Fe Public Schools as well as working part-time as the for The Open Circle. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as experiencing the outdoors.