In Honor of Robin Godfrey

Make a gift in honor of Robin Godfrey’s Legacy with GALA Choruses!

Robin Godfrey, a white woman with short, gray hair smiles wearing a navy blue cap and a colorful striped shirt.

Honor Robin with a contribution to the Robin Godfrey Fund today!

Dear GALA Choruses Community, 

For nearly 20 years, Robin Godfrey has selflessly served GALA Choruses with extraordinary care, quiet tenacity, and thoughtful leadership. It is due in large part to Robin’s extraordinary competence and dedication that GALA continues to exist, grow, and thrive. 

As Robin plans for retirement at the end of the year, we ask that you join us in uplifting her numerous accomplishments with a special contribution to the Robin Godfrey Fund. This new fund will propel GALA’s mission and vision forward by supporting efforts to further underwrite administrative leadership opportunities near and dear to Robin’s heart including the GALA Symposium, New Harmony, and 411 Advisor programs. 

In her time as Executive Director, Robin turned the organization around financially setting the association on a firm path for continued success. She grew the number of member choruses and developed innovative ways to illuminate choruses, expanding GALA’s focus to increase inclusion of the entire LGBTQIA+ spectrum. She increased the credibility of GALA and the reliability of its offerings and astutely led the organization through the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout her years of service, she spearheaded five Festivals, bringing tens of thousands of us together to celebrate our movement, learn from each other, and create a more equitable and empathetic world. 

headshot of Maria-Elena Grant, smiling black woman with long, dark hair
Maria-Elena Grant
Board President
Justin Fyala, a white man with short, dark hair, smiles wearing a blue suit and a black shirt.
Justin Fyala
Board Vice-President
GALA Staff and Members of the GALA board smile in a conference room.
The GALA Staff and members of our Board of Directors met in Pittsburgh this past November to begin the transition to our new Executive Director John D. Carrion.(top row, left to right) Brayton Bollenbacher, Board Member; Maria-Elena Grant, Board President; Justin Fyala, Michael McDonald, Board Secretary; Jeff Smith, Board Treasurer; Chipper Dean, Board Member; Carol Paskulin, Board Member.(bottom row, left to right) Jane Ramseyer Miller, Artistic Director; John D. Carrion, in-coming Executive Director; Robin Godfrey, out-going Executive Director; Kathleen Hansen, 411 Artistic Advisor; Sue Bell, Member Services Director.

With your help, the Robin Godfrey Fund will increase the level of professional development offerings at Symposium in ways such as bringing in more guest speakers and creating expanded opportunities for chorus leadership to attend through scholarships. The Fund will also be used to broaden the impact of the New Harmony and 411 Advisor programs through increased subsidization of workshops. 

Robin has given so much of herself to build an organization in which we can all have immense pride. To create a stronger financial foundation as GALA embarks on its next exciting chapter, please help us honor Robin’s legacy by making a gift today.

With gratitude, 

Maria-Elena Grant, Board President
Justin Fyala, Board Vice-President

P.S. Please take a moment to share your well-wishes and memories of Robin Godfrey as she embarks on her next chapter by commenting on social media.