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ANNUAL BRUNCH FUNDRAISER

Sunday, March 12, 2023, 11 AM

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Silent Auction | Cocktails | Costume Contest

12:00 PM

Brunch Begins Welcome/Opening Remarks Al LaMorges Community Leadership Award Musical Performances by the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida Gabe Salazar–Artistic Director

1:00 PM

Live Auction

1:45 PM

Beverage Service Concludes

2:00 PM

Event Concludes

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ABOUT THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA Led by Artistic Director Gabe Salazar, the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida

(GMCSF) brings live music and entertainment to the community through large-scale, main-stage concerts in high-profile venues, community-based engagements, and volunteer projects. More than 20,000 people are inspired

and moved each year by the Chorus’s music, community outreach, and mission, making GMCSF a significant LGBTQ+ nonprofit service organization

and cultural asset in the heart of South Florida. With more than 170 singing members, the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida is the southeastern United

States’ largest gay men’s chorus and one of the country’s ten largest nonprofit LGBTQ+ choruses.

Mission: We sing so that LGBTQ+ people can live their truth through quality music experiences that inspire audiences, open minds, change hearts, and affirm our common humanity.

Vision: A diverse world united.

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STEERING COMMITTEES

Tim Yarbrough, Auction Committee Chair Joseph Fletcher, Decorating Committee Chair Kerry Waldee & GMCSF Board of Directors, Host Committee Chairs Gabe Salazar, Artistic Director and Programming Chair James Smith, Event Production Manager Mark B. Kent, Executive Director Edward Otto Zielke, Director of Marketing & Sponsorship Doug Leib, Office Manager & Registration Committee Chair

GALA VOLUNTEERS Bruce Anderson Reynaldo Araque David Baier Miguel Bernard-Rivera Chris Bright Victor Budylo John Burch John Chaffin Tony Corrente Roubik Danelian Felix Fidelibus Steven Freeman Jarrod Gac Cary Giacalone Jeff Goodwin Michael Jacobsen

Dion Grace Gary Hill Christopher Jennings Ronnie Jones Jr. Zak Laux Douglas Leader David Littlefield Ginny McCulloh Terry Moore Jorge Ornelas Jr. Steven Patterson David Pfeffer Michael Ping Carter Poust Peter Reinoso

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OUR ORGANIZATION

As of February 24, 2023

Tenor I

Miguelanjel ODell-Perez

Scott Messenger

Derek Barbara

Billy Parjan

Orlando Ojeda

Reynaldo Araque Andy Barborak Bob Beaulieu

Mark Blackburn Jose Blanco

Rodney Bolton Fred Boykin

Christopher Bright Victor Budylo Bradley Bush

Bruce Chartier

Antonio Corrente Edmound Davis Chad Edgar

Doug Ferguson Sue Foley

Michael Gillespie Rafael Gragert

Matthew Hoover David Hopper Fred Johnson

Jorge Ornelas Jr. Alan Parshley

Michael Pellicone Michael Ping

Eduardo Pinto

Geordanys Ramirez Daniel Francois Ratzel Jason Rawls

Jonathan Ruiz

Brent Simmons Neal Sinha

Kevin Smith

Robert Smith

Rogelio Snyder

Dennis St. Jean

Andrew Stephens William Tedjo

Don Thompson Johann Torres Omari Walker

Douglas Leader

Baritone

Mel Melendez

Christian Andaya

Ginny McCulloh AJ Mendini Nick Orr

David Pfeffer Carter Poust

Brian Prenda

Jonathan Sanz Ronny Sucre

Rashad Webb Tenor II

Fidel Aburto

Bruce Anderson Rafael Baez

Jorge A Bernal-Geschier Miguel Bernard-Rivera Stan Bunch

Bert Cohen

Doug Cureton Jeff Goodwin Rick Heal

John Ison

Christopher Jennings Peter Konrath

Wayne Laubscher Aaron Lauer Zak Laux

Aaron Lockley Hal Noble

Tony Minella

Chris O’Neill

Peter Reinoso

Curtis Robertson

Charles Robinson

Raymond Rodriguez James Rogers

Larry Rosenberg Steven Shapiro

Patrick Simonelli Larry Small

Bill Spinosa Jack Stein

Eric Strom

Shaun Swearingen Stegar Thompson David Van Cleaf Kely Van Eaton

Neal Vardaman Rick Vaughan Eric Ziegler

Eric Alayon

Bass

Bill Ball

David Baier

John Chaffin

Roubik Danelian

Craig Dannenbrink Guy D’Arcangelo Daniel Elder Frank Ferri

Joseph Fletcher Michael Foley Jarrod Gac

Walter Gardner Brian Garrett

Cary Giacalone Dion Grace David Gray

Paul Guariglia

Sean Guerrier-Gac Craig Hinman Dean Hitsos

Michael Holtzman Michael Jacobsen Gregory Johnson Ronnie Jones Jr. Justin Knight John Lewis

David R. Littlefield Tom Ludwiczak James Mallon

Sandy Allen Rex Beyer

Peter Bisuito John Burch

Mun Wye Chng

Craig Fashbaugh James Ficke

Felix Fidelibus

Steven Freeman Richard Fulks Okan Gunay

Joshua Stuthridge-Heinke Gary Hill

Terry Hirsh

Jim Houser

Victor Jannett

Bradley Johnson

Donald Kasischke Herb Knowles

Joseph La Valle Jim Lopresti

Colin Ludlow

Alan McKnight Eric Miji

Rodrick Minnis Terry Moore

Clayton Paterson Steven Patterson

THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA

OUR ORGANIZATION Marcus Saitschenko Jose Santos

Donald Small Charles Swan

Robert Thompson Don Tomasello

As of February 24, 2023 Office Manager & Bookkeeper Doug Leib

Office Volunteer

Howard M. Yopp Jr.

Michael Valdez

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tim Yarbrough

Fred Boykin

Rick Heal - Tenor 2

Joe Fletcher - Baritone Aubrey Williams - Bass

Volunteer Coordinator Kris Jarmann

Board Chair

Risk Assessment Advisor

Board Vice-Chair

GALA Festival Representative

Joe Cannon

Secretary & Chorus

Music Librarian

Keith Muller

Bob Beaulieu

Aubrey Williams Rob Young

Non-Singing Bob Artale

Philip Morris Ansel Thompson Umberto Veltri

ARTISTIC TEAM

Artistic Director Gabe Salazar

Assistant Conductor Anthony Cabrera

Production Director James Smith

Principal Accompanist Edwin Neimann Accompanists Kevin Combs

Christopher Toth Choreographer Francois Ratzel Costumes

Costumes & Wardrobe

Joe Fletcher–Committee Chair Bruce Anderson Craig Hinman

Production Assistant Tom Michalak

GMCSF STAFF

Executive Director Mark B. Kent

Director of Marketing & Sponsorship

Edward Otto Zielke

Kerry Waldee

Representative

Treasurer

Michael Foley Directors

Dr. Jack Killen

Bert Cohen

Tim Yarbrough One Voice

David Gray–Committee Chair Miguel Bernard-Rivera John Chaffin

Ronni Arden

YOUTH PRIDE CHORUS

Tony Corrente

Gabe Salazar

Adam Barber

Erick Eldridge

Johnnie Mejia Tom Nichols Judy Paul

Artistic Director

Executive Director Mark B. Kent

Bill Spinosa

Marketing Director

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Program Development

Tony Corrente

A.J. Mendini

Rick Vaughan

President

Edward Otto Zielke

Coordinator

Vice President

Youth Engagement Coordinator

Secretary

HONORARY ADVISORY COUNCIL

Jonathan Sanz

David Pfeffer Treasurer

Andrew K. Stephens

Council Chair

Harvey Shapiro

Michael Foley

Members

VP of Community Relations

Don Croxton

Kely Van Eaton

VP of Equity, Access & Belonging

John Lewis

VP of Membership Bill Spinosa

Section Administrators

John Chaffin - Tropical Wave Doug Ferguson - Tenor 1

THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA

Fred Boykin Mike Dager

Dino Georgiou Gary Hoffman

Gerry Kennedy George Kling John Olson

Bob Pagano Joe Pallant Doug Pew

Don Tomasello Rick Vaughan

LEVELS OF GIVING

GMCSF CHORAL SOCIETY VIRTUOSI

Our treasured Virtuosi are truly the consummate artists in philanthropy and generosity. Their support substantially sustains the Chorus and helps build our future.

Maestros ($20,000+) All benefits below, PLUS: Photo and biography in program once each season Invitation to sit with the Chorus during a rehearsal Composers ($10,000 - $19,999) All benefits below, PLUS: Private dinner with GMCSF’s Artistic Director and Executive Director Featured donor e-blast at least once each season Customized naming opportunity for the season Divas ($5,000 - $9,999) All benefits below, PLUS: Name announced at concerts Invitations to exclusive Virtuosi events Invitation to the Chorus’s end-of-year dinner Producers ($2,500 - $4,999) All benefits below, PLUS: Concierge ticketing service Invitation to a rehearsal and wine reception VIP parking at Sunshine Cathedral concerts Invitations to exclusive donor receptions and events

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE

The Conductor’s Circle is a passionate community of supporters who generously invest in our season, enabling us to spread our messages of love and inclusion through song.

Benefactors ($1,500 - $2,499) Friends and Supporters benefits, PLUS: Priority access to the best seats for our concerts

Supporters ($300 - $1,499) Friends benefit, PLUS: Patron’s Club membership

Friends ($1 - $299) Listing in concert program books and GMCSF’s website

Introducing THE PATRON’S CLUB The GMCSF Patron’s Club is an annual membership program with an annual fee of $300 ($25 a month). Members of the club get the benefits listed for our “Supporters,” level of giving, dedicated e-blasts that give updates on the chorus and our progress, a GMCSF T-shirt, and access to a special event. GMCSF donors of $300 or more who renew for the 2022-2023 season are automatically enrolled in the Patron’s Club.

THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA

GMCSF CHORAL SOCIETY As of 12 months ending 3/1/2023

*Denotes active singing members

VIRTUOSI MAESTROS ($20,000+) Douglas Pew and Donald Croxton, LGBT Trust Fund at The Our Fund Foundation COMPOSERS ($10,000 - $19,999) Fred Boykin* and Jack Killen Dan Chadburn and Tom Nichols Joseph Fletcher* and Kerry Waldee Richard and Emilio Quadracci Cabrera, The Windhover Foundation Richard Vaughan* and Walter Sherman DIVAS ($5,000 - $9,999) Ginny Dixon and Gisella Oliveira William Elliott and David Bacher Matthew Gill Michael Kalb Mark Kent and Kevin Daft Paul Rolli and Bennett Quade, The William Bennett Quade and Paul Rolli Donor Advised Fund at The Our Fund Foundation PRODUCERS ($2,500 - $4,999) Ronni and Jonathan Arden Tyler Healis David Jobin and Angel Burgos Gerry Kennedy and Paul Smith Steve Oden and Mike Greer George “Dan” Prigmore and Marcia Hayes Harvey Shapiro and Michael Dager, Stronger Together Fund at The Our Fund Foundation William Spinosa* and Frank Molano Mimi Pink Dennis St. Jean* Donald Tomasello* and Robert Pagano

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE BENEFACTORS ($1,500 - $2,499) Anonymous Bruce Anderson* Brock Boyd and Doug Spellburg Christopher Chouinard and Harold Rodriguez Antonio Corrente* and Douglas K. Leib Michael Foley* and Tommy Zhang Cary Giacalone* and Kris Jarmann` Matthew Kent and Brenda Moons John Klomp and Joseph Brannen Steven Lutz Ron MacDonald Harold Noble* and Douglas Peachey Murry Stegelmann

THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA

GMCSF CHORAL SOCIETY SUPPORTERS ($300 - $1,499) B.J. Albright and Philip Morris Christopher Ambs and Scott Clearwater, Charitable Fund at The Our Fund Foundation Adam Barber and Bryan Yarchan Robert Beaulieu* William Beck and Peter Flyzik Steven and Thomas Begert-Clark Stephen Bender Don Camarda Doug Carl and Sumner Riddick John Chaffin* Philip Cordell Dorothy Correnti and Lance Miller, In honor of Tony Corrente and GMCSF Roberta Corrigan Jimmy Cunningham and Jerson Velasquez Craig Dannenbrink Broderick Davis Janis DiMonaco Mark Dobosz Andy Fischman Melody Fiore Kenneth Flick and D.C. Allen, No Gay Hate Fund at The Our Fund Foundation Richard Fulks* and Chris Wilcox Michael Goodman Robert Graziano Marc Grossman Carlos Guerra Richard Higgins Terry Hirsh* Gary Hoffman John Ison* Carl Jennings and Lawrence Gammons J. Mark Kasper George Kling

Gregg Kurek, In memory of George Brown Jeffrey Lammers and James A. McLaughlin Warren LeBlanc Thomas Lenihan and Ian Cohen Jeanine Lombardo James Mallon Brian McNoldy Tony Minella Orlando Ojeda* Dianne Orr Judy Paul Raymond Rodriguez Dr. Runar Polluson and Robert Pinsky James Profino-Bond Francois Ratzel* Orlando Santiago and Robert Wilt Larry Scott and Frank Zurek Rick Shapiro Ronald Sierpien and Willard Jordan Larry Small* and David Burba Stephen Smith Constance St. Jean Jack B. Stein* and Peter Meccariello Ralph Stivali Don Thompson* and Gene Ramey Michael Valdez* and Jeffrey Thomas Kely Van Eaton* Wesley Walker Charlie Walter* Preston Watkins and Philip Cross Dr. K. David Weidner and Dr. William E. Gannon, Jr., In honor of Fred Boykin Raymond Willey* Howard Yopp Eric Ziegler* and Ross Kemp Edward Otto Zielke

FRIENDS ($1 - $299) Eric Alayon* David Allen Frank Alvarez Christian Andaya* Anne Anderson James Antenucci and Jerry Day* Chesley Austin Vance Avinger David Baier* Douglas Bandol Dana Banker Jeff Banning Stephen Barnhart Charles Beavin Charles Bell

Alyssa Bennett Scott Bennett, Charitable Fund at The Our Fund Foundation Miguel* and Ronald Bernard-Rivera James Berry Rex Beyer* and Nick Meyer Jose Blanco* Susan and Jeffrey Bogatin, In honor of Steve Patterson Robert Boo Bryon Bowlby and Robert Baldwin Edward Breeden Richard Brennan and Terrence Brennan Alvaro Bucheli

Carla Buonanno and Jack Stein John Burch* George Burger Darin Bush Mark Byrd Joseph Cannon* Allan Carp Anthony Castaldi Cindy Christie John Coffin Butch Culbertson Robert Cullinane Mary Davenport-Yant Michael DeSarro Marc Dickerman

THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA

GMCSF CHORAL SOCIETY Walter Dickey Harold Dioquino and Marty Childers James Easom Chad Edgar* Charles Egan Yadin Elcon Erick Eldridge Steven Evans Henry Fabian and Jason Rawls* Michael Fahim Stephen Fallon Jack Faraci Richard Farrar Lance Fein and Lynete Van Heyzen Douglas Ferguson* Stephen Ferrante Frank Ferri* Ethan* and Andrew* Fletcher Steven Freeman* Matthew Freeman Zachary Freeman Kathy Friend Jarrod* and Sean* Gac-Guerrier William Garneau Brian Garrett Virginia Gascoigne Doreen Gauthier Constantine Georgiou Jack Gerard John Gillen Michael Gillespie* and Tom Gutman Kathleen Gleeson Billie Goldstein Bruce Gottsch Deborah Graham Peggy Gregorovic Peter Grossman and Lawrence W. Timmins Paul Guariglia* William Haas Cynthia Hall Patrick Harris Karen Hartnett Fredrick Heal II* Steven Herman Doris Herrera-Pol Keith Hickman Linda Hindley William Hines David Hopper* Andrew Horvath Charles Horvath Jim Houser* Richard Huitema William Hyman Walter Jackson Michael Jacobsen* and Bob Thompson* Valerie Jacques Victor Jannett* Bradley Johnson* and Wayne Laubscher* George Johnson Michael Johnson Kevin Jones

Hillary Josephs Debra M. and Robert H. Joslin Kevin Kane and Keith A. Smith Michael Kane Rubin Kaplan Robert Kay Faith Keady James Kelly Mark Kight and Robert Morrow Patricia and Dean King Stuart Kisselovich and Steven Patterson* Mary Beth Koeth Peter Konrath* Greg Koslowski Greg Kubiak R. M. Kurlander Laura Lanou Linda and Douglas Lanou Aaron Lauer* Maurice Lawrence John Lee and Tim Flenner Robert Lee Charles Leib John Lewis* and Louis Hemmerich Robert Lindsay David R Littlefield* Donald LoCascio and Robert L. Murphy A. Ray Lockley* and Marty Onieal Dorothy J. Lombardi Nicholas Longo James Lopresti* Ken Manford Derek Mann Joseph Mannino Erwin Mayer Donna Marshalll James McBride and John Harold Brian McComak* Virginia McCulloh* Georgia McGill Richard Mcnany and Leonard Herbert Michael McPherrin and Andrew Lopes Betsy Melamed Michael Mendillo Arthur Mendini* Melanie Merriman Bob Miller Rudy Molinet and Jeffrey Scott Shearer Terry Moore* Keith Muller and Stephen J. Pescia Edwin Neimann Claudia and Ray Niles Patricia Opper Alan Parshley* John Patrick Clayton Patterson* Stein Pederson Caroline Pfeffer Roberta Phillips Harrison Pierson

THE GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA

Michael Ping Vicki Ploscowe Patrick Quillen and Bert Cohen* Daniel Geordanys Ramirez* John Ramos Michael Randich Asa Ratliff Terry Regnier Peter Reinoso* Lee Rickles Rhonda Ritchie Charles Robinson* Irwin Rosen Kenny Russell Parivash Russell John Russo Richard Sacher Marcus Saitschenko* Gabe Salazar Richard Sanders Thomas Santaniello Jose Santos* Jonathan Sanz* Paul Schiminsky Kim Nickelson Sguros and Louis Sguros Steven Shapiro* Jason Simon-Kean* Henry Smith and William Sandrik Jonathan Smith Matther Sparks and Scott Hindley* Carrie Spencer Andrew K. Stephens* Van Stewart John Stull and Michael Bracchi Eric Sullivan and Randy Holland Greg Tefft and Ed Stehle Karl Trappe Lawrence Turk and Stephen Draft Jerry Tvrdik Umberto Veltri Steve Visano and Vaughn Brison Dannielle Vizzini, Hair By Dannielle & Co. Jerry Vroegh Tony Walsh and Richard Johnson Ric Wanetik Troy Watson David Welsh Fred and Christopher West Michael White Pamela Whitman Sharon and Edwin Wigutoff Jay Wiley Aubrey Williams* and Christopher Michaels Michael Williams Gwen Williams William Willmitch Stanley Wilson Louisa Yanez Tim Yarbrough Robert Young* Sarah Young

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