Quita is the Program Director for Theater at New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA). She holds a BA and MA in Theatre from Knox College and SUNY Stony Brook, respectively, as well as a law degree from Wayne State University Law School. Before law school, she worked as a Stage Manager in Chicago and later as an Administrative Assistant for a not-for-profit artist management office, creating contracts and managing booking and performing fees for musicians in the Great Lakes area. After law school, she practiced Environmental Justice law for ten years in Detroit and Boston. Prior to joining NEFA as a staff member, Quita was an Advisor for NEFA's Native Arts Program. Quita is Of Counsel to and a member of the Montaukett tribe.