Alecia Juelfs

Alecia Juelfs, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Theatre Program Director

Alecia joined the faculty at the University of Sioux Falls in 2022. She earned her M.A. in Theatre from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and her B.A in Communication Studies and Theatre from the University of Sioux Falls. Alecia has taught and directed at the university, high school, and middle school level. She is a member of Arts Ignite (formerly Artists Striving to End Poverty), a nonprofit founded by Juilliard students in New York City whose mission is to support young people in discovering the joy and power of making art – to share their voices, tell their stories, and transform their lives. Alecia has facilitated workshops regionally in South Dakota and Iowa, nationally in North Carolina and Florida, and has even brought her work globally to southern Haiti. Alecia and her husband Jake live in Sioux Falls with their daughter Chloe.