Mary Stephens founded InSite Consultants, an award-winning equity consulting group advancing institutional accountability through anti-racism and gender equity across the United States. She is also the director of Border/Arte, a binational arts production organization. Formally trained in theatre, conflict resolution, and diplomacy, she works on a global scale, utilizing arts-based practices as a cultural organizing tool toward policy change. Her work investigates the racialized and gendered production of space/place, and is committed to a politics of place-keeping. Her curatorial work focuses on site-specific artistic interventions and bi-national relationships between Mexico and the United States, curating gatherings to address issues of race, migration, gender, climate change, and displacement. She co-founded the Binational Arts Residency program, now in its sixth successful year. Prior to her current roles, she served as director of Performance in the Borderlands and on faculty at Arizona State University from 2012 - 2024. 
Rooted in a family legacy, Mary also plays a pivotal role in the Phoenix Hostel & Cultural Center, an international hub for travel and the arts in Arizona. Balancing her commitments, she divides her time between Oakland, CA, Phoenix, AZ, and the dynamic US/MX borderlands. For bio / images here. 


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