Don Luria, former co-owner of Cafe Terra Cotta, is a long time supporter of arts and culture in Southern Arizona. He has served on many Tucson & Arizona boards and currently servers on the boards of the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, Slow Food Tucson, Local First Arizona, Native Seeds Search and Southern Arizona’s Arts & Culture Alliance. In 2002, Don received the Governor’s Award for the individual who had done the most for the arts in Arizona and in 2004, the Scottsdale Center for the Arts presented him with their first Lifetime Achievement award.

Don has a BA in Fine Arts from Washington & Lee University and a MS in Business Economics from Lehigh University.