Sacramento Gay Men's Chos — Sacramento Alliance for Regnal Arts

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• ABOUT USTHE SACRAMENTO GAY MEN'S CHOS (SGMC) IS ONE OF THE OLST AND LARGT LGBTQ+ PERFORMG ARTS ANIZATNS THE SACRAMENTO REGN. THE CHOS WAS FOUND 1984 AS A SGG GROUP THAT AIMED TO FOSTER A SENSE OF MUNY AND SUPPORT GAY MEN THE SACRAMENTO AREA DURG THE AIDS CRISIS. SGMC NOW NSISTS OF 110 SGERS OM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, UNED BY A LOVE OF MIC AND A MMENT TO PROMOTG SOCIAL JTICE, EQUALY, AND LGBTQ+ RIGHTS THROUGH THE POWER OF MIC. SGMC IS MTED TO PROMOTG VISIBILY AND UNRSTANDG OF THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AND CREATG A MORE CLIVE AND ACCEPTG SOCIETY. THE CHOS IS ALSO KNOWN FOR S HIGH-QUALY PERFORMANC THAT SHOWSE A WI RANGE OF MIL GENR, OM POP TO CLASSIL AND EVERYTHG BETWEEN. THE CHOS'S PERFORMANC ARE NOT ONLY ENTERTAG BUT ALSO MEANGFUL, AS THEY OFTEN ADDRS IMPORTANT SOCIAL ISSU AND PROMOTE MSAG OF ACCEPTANCE, LOVE, AND UNRSTANDG. ONE OF THE BT THGS ABOUT THE SACRAMENTO GAY MEN'S CHOS IS S MMENT TO PROMOTG DIVERSY, EQUALY, AND CLN THROUGH MIC. THE CHOS BRGS TOGETHER SGERS OM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. IT PROVIS A WELG AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE AND ALLI TO E TOGETHER AND CREATE BETIFUL MIC. OVERALL, THE SACRAMENTO GAY MEN'S CHOS IS A TALENTED, PASSNATE, AND DITED GROUP OF DIVIDUALS WHO E THE POWER OF MIC TO PROMOTE POSIVE CHANGE THE WORLD.‍SGMC’S SEASON BEGS AUGT EACH YEAR AND NS THROUGH THE FOLLOWG JULY. WE PRODUCE TWO MAJOR PRODUCTNS, A WTER HOLIDAY SHOW AND A SPRG SHOW, AND PERFORM AT VAR LOL MUNY BENEF EVENTS, SHOWSG THE VOICE OF SACRAMENTO'S QUEER COMMUNY. ANNUAL REPORTS
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• AMAZG BOARD OF DIRECTORSJAM DAHLENSGMC PRINTHE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBCHIEF OF THE PROGRAM AND COMPLIANCE BURE, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMISTRATNJAM BRGS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF REER MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE. CURRENTLY, HE SERV AS CHIEF OF THE PROGRAM AND COMPLIANCE BURE THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMISTRATN. JAM HAS BEEN VOLVED MUNY LGBTQ+ ANIZATNS AND IATIV OVER MANY YEARS, PREVLY SERVG AS A BOARD MEMBER AND TREASURER OF ALL GOD'S CHILDREN METROPOLAN COMMUNY CHURCH MNEAPOLIS FOR SEVEN YEARS. PRR TO BEG VOLVED SGMC, JAM WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHIGO GAY MEN'S CHOS. HE BRGS A UNIQUE MIL PERSPECTIVE TO THE BOARD, HAVG STUDIED MIC LLEGE AND PERFORMG MOST OF HIS LIFE. JAM IS PASSNATE ABOUT THE WORK SGMC UNRTAK AND HOW SGMC N BENEF THE LARGER MUNY. HE BELIEV STRONGLY THAT FIGHTG FOR EQUALY FOR ALL MARGALIZED GROUPS IS SENTIAL AND GO HAND HAND WH THE SGMC MISSN. JAM GREW UP A VERY SMALL FARMG MUNY NORTH DAKOTA BUT NOW LIV MIDTOWN WH HIS HBAND JOSH AND TWO DOGS, COOPER AND ASHTON.DON HENKLE SGMC VICE PRINTHE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBEXECUTIVE RETAIL MANAGER, WT MAREDON HAS BEEN ACTIVE SGMC SCE 2019. A FIRM BELIEVER DIVERSY, EQUALY, MUNY, AND A EE SPEECH ADVOTE. DON HAS HAD PREV BOARD EXPERIENCE. DON SERVED AS A BOARD CHAIR FOR THE LGBT CENTER LAS VEGAS, NV, CURRENTLY IS BOARD CHAIR FOR ACCS SACRAMENTO, AND SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE CY OF SACRAMENTO ANIMAL CARE ADVISORY COMMTEE.  DON HAS BEEN EMPLOYED AS AN EXECUTIVE RETAIL MANAGER FOR 40! YEARS AND UNTG. DON HOLDS AN AA VOL PERFORMANCE OM THE UNIVERSY OF ARIZONA.‍SHELL MERCURSGMC TREASURERSHE/HER/HERSCLOSEREADHERBDIRECTOR OF FANCE, CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MM FOUNDATNSHELL BRGS 30 YEARS OF ERNMENT FANCE AND EIGHT YEARS OF NONPROF FANCE EXPERIENCE TO THE ANIZATN AND HER POSN AS TREASURER. SHELL WAS DRAWN TO SGMC AFTER ATTENDG SEVERAL PERFORMANC AND BEG PERSONAL IENDS WH SEVERAL MEMBERS. SHE DO NOT SG, AT LEAST NOT WELL, BUT THERE IS SOMETHG ABOUT BEG ENVELOPED A ROOMFUL OF SONG THAT LIFTS HER SPIRS AND FEEDS HER SOUL. BEG VERY GRATEFUL FOR WHERE HER LIFE HAS LED HER, SHE FDS BEG VOLVED A SERVICE PACY TO AN ANIZATN THAT CELEBRAT PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE UPLIFTG AND GRATIFYG.SHELL SERV AS THE DIRECTOR OF FANCE FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MM FOUNDATN. HAVG BEEN RELEASED OM THE NSTRICTNS OF WORKG FOR A ERNMENT ANIZATN, SHELL LOV THE ABILY TO DRS SUALLY FOR WORK AND CHANGE THE LOR OF HER HAIR ON A WHIM.ANDREW GIBOUTSGMC SECRETARYHE/HIM/HIS & ALL PRONOUNSCLOSEREADHISBTAX REPRENTATIVE, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMISTRATNHAVG BEGUN AS A SGG MEMBER, TAKG A BREAK, AND THEN RETURNG TO SGMC, ANDREW HAD THE OPPORTUNY TO SEE SEVERAL DIFFERENT SIS OF THE OVERALL ANIZATN AND HOW SGMC OPERAT. ANDREW RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR’S THEATRE OM ALBRIGHT COLLEGE AND HAS LLABORATED WH NUMERO ARTS ANIZATNS ON THEIR BS AND ARTISTIC OPERATNS. ANDREW ALSO BRGS SEVERAL YEARS SAL AND MARKETG TO THE TABLE TO HELP WH THE FANCIAL LOGISTICS AND BRANDG THAT THE SGMC DIENCE LOV.TO ANDREW, SGMC IS MORE THAN JT A TOP-NOTCH PERFORMG ARTS ANIZATN. IT IS A FORCE FOR SOCIAL JTICE, EQUALY, SOCIAL PROGRS, AND GROWTH. HE HAS SEEN PEOPLE TRANSFORM OM THEIR ASSOCIATN WH SGMC, WHETHER AS SGERS, MICIANS, VOLUNTEERS, IENDS, DIENCE MEMBERS, OR SUPPORTERS. SGMC MAK S MUNY MORE WHOLE AND MORE HUMAN THE WORK CREAT. MANUEL L ALTOHE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBPRINT, REAL ESTATEMANNY MOVED TO SACRAMENTO 2020 AND ULDN’T BE HAPPIER. HE JOED SGMC 2021 AS A SGG MEMBER. HE QUICKLY REALIZED THE SIGNIFINCE OF THE ANIZATN BRGG TOGETHER DIVERSE SEGMENTS OF THE SACRAMENTO MUNY. HE IS A TEACHER BY PROFSN, HAVG TGHT SPANISH AT THE UNIVERSY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVE, WHERE HE EARNED A PH.D. AS PRINT OF A SMALL REAL TATE ANIZATN, HE BRGS TO SGMC A STRONG SKILLSET RELATED TO ADMISTRATN, BUDGETG, LEGAL PLIANCE, HUMAN ROURC, AND MUNITNS. HE IS MARRIED AND HAS TWO ADOPTED CHILDREN.  JR KEHHE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBPUBLIC RELATNS, MELTON “JR” KEH HAS A WI AND VARIED BACKGROUND OF WORK EXPERIENCE. FROM TEACHG THEATER ARTS TO TECHNIL WRG, MANAGG WE-TASTG ROOMS, TO UNSELG THOSE WH SUBSTANCE ABE DISORRS, JR HAS VELOPED MANY SKILLS THAT N HELP MIGATE THE CHALLENG ENUNTERED BY SGMC. HE IS ALSO A PAST MEMBER OF THE SGMC BOARD (2014-2016) AND WAS THE BOARD SECRETARY FOR THE AMADOR CHORALIERS (2012-2014). JR CURRENTLY WORKS PUBLIC RELATNS WH WHOLEHEARTED PUBLISHG, WHICH PROVIS MENTAL HEALTH TN ROURC AND OUTREACH TO AT-RISK MUNI.JR’S MIL BACKGROUND CLUS PLAYG ALTO SAXOPHONE HIGH SCHOOL AND LLEGE, WHERE HE STUDIED MIC THEORY AND VOL PERFORMANCE. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR THE AMADOR CHORALIERS (2009-2015). JR HAS BEEN A SGG MEMBER OF MULTIPLE CHOS, CLUDG THE TURTLE CREEK CHORALE, DALLAS SYMPHONY CHOS, AMADOR CHORALIERS, AND SGMC (2011-2016, 2019-PRENT).JR STRONGLY BELIEV THAT SGMC IS A RNERSTONE THE SACRAMENTO MUNY, PROVIDG A PLATFORM FOR THOSE WHO MAY HAVE LOST THEIR VOICE TO FD AGA AND SG THEIR OWN SONG. JR GREW UP THE (THEN SMALL) TOWN OF FRIS, TX, AND NOW LIV CARMICHAEL WH HIS PARTNER, MARC, AND DOG, BE.DAVID LABARRESGMC HR SPECIALISTHE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBLEARNG & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, THE WE GROUPDAVID BRGS TEN YEARS OF HUMAN ROURC EXPERIENCE TO THE SGMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SERV AS SGMC'S HR SPECIALIST. ORIGALLY OM PENNSYLVANIA, HE HAS A BACHELOR’S MIC TN (CHORAL CONCENTRATN) OM WT CHTER UNIVERSY AND MASTER’S HUMAN ROURC AND EMPLOYMENT RELATNS OM PENN STATE UNIVERSY. HE SPENT SIX YEARS WORKG FOR AMAZON AS AN HR BS PARTNER AND MANAGER SEVERAL OF THEIR FULFILLMENT CENTERS, AND HIS LAST ROLE AT AMAZON SUPPORTED NORTH AMERI CTOMER FULFILLMENT AS THE LEAD FOR DIVERSY, EQUY, AND INCLN (DEI), VELOPG DEI GOALS, STRATEGY, AND LEARNG AND VELOPMENT. CURRENTLY, DAVID IS THE LEARNG & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR THE WE GROUP. PRR TO JOG SGMC, DAVID WAS VOLVED WH THE PENNSYLVANIA THEATRE OF PERFORMG ARTS HAZLETON, PA PERFORMG ROL SUCH AS ANGEL RENT, AND WAS AN ACTIVE SGER AND BOARD MEMBER OF THE CAMERATA SGERS ALLENTOWN, PA.DAVID MOVED TO CALIFORNIA 2018 WH HIS HBAND STEVEN AND TWO TS: MARI AND LTAT. DAVID’S HOBBI CLU RIDG HIS PELOTON BIKE, EXPLORG DIFFERENT WE REGNS CALIFORNIA, PLAYG PIANO, SGG, AND ENJOYG A GLASS OF WE WHILE WATCHG THE LATT MARVEL OR STAR WARS DISNEY+ SERI.DAVID’S PASSN FOR SGG AND GIVG BACK TO MUNI THROUGH MIC LEAD HIM TO JO SGMC THE FALL OF 2021. SCE JOG, SGMC HAS BEEN SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT: THE ENTHIASM AND UNIQUENS EACH MEMBER BRGS AND THE LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR ALL WH THE CHOS MAKE DAVID PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS CHOS FAY. HE IS HONORED TO HELP SGMC FOSTER PRI AND ENHANCE LIV, ONE SONG AT A TIME.‍DELTA PICK MELLOSHE/HER/HERSCLOSEREADHERBEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SACRAMENTO HISTORY ALLIANCEDELTA HAS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE NONPROF MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL STUTNS. SHE HAS MANAGED LARGE-SLE LOL EVENTS SUCH AS THE SACRAMENTO ZOO'S WILD AFFAIR AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MM FOUNDATN'S POLAR EXPRS.  SHE IS EXPERIENCED MEMBERSHIP AND DONOR MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS WORKG WH CULTURAL AND RPORATE SPONSORS TO ACHIEVE MUTUAL GOALS.  DELTA ALSO BRGS WH HER A BACKGROUND THEATRIL PRODUCTN AND PERFORMANCE. SHE IS A GRADUATE OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSY, SACRAMENTO.DELTA FEELS THAT PERFORMANCE GROUPS LIKE SGMC N HELP TO UNE AND BRG JOY TO OUR MUNY. THE CHOS ALSO SERV S MEMBERSHIP BY CREATG A SUPPORT SYSTEM AND CREATIVE OUTLET FOR S MEMBERS – MANY OF WHOM MAY FEEL MARGALIZED BY SOCIETY.  SGMC OFFERS MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNY TO EXPRS THEMSELV THROUGH SGG AND A CIRCLE OF IENDS THAT SUPPORT THEM THROUGH LIFE. DELTA IS A PROFSNAL STORYTELLER, PERFORMG FOR CHILDREN AND FAI AT LIBRARI, MMS, AND FTIVALS.  SHE IS ALSO AN AMATR TAP DANCER.CAROL H. PASKULSHE/HER/HERSCLOSEREADHERBPRINT, SACRAMENTO WOMEN’S CHOSCAROL H. PASKUL IS CURRENTLY PRINT OF THE SACRAMENTO WOMEN’S CHOS. SHE IS THRILLED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SGMC BOARD AND IS LIGHTED TO BE VOLVED A NEW AND MORE ACTIVE LLABORATN BETWEEN THE TWO CHOS. CAROL HAS SERVED AT THE HELM OF SEVERAL SCHOOL-BASED PARENT GROUPS AND ENJOYS VOLUNTEERG A PACY THAT ENURAG UNRSTANDG, OPERATN, FORWARD THKG AND EMPOWERMENT.SHE ALSO SERV ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GALA CHOS ORGANIZATN.RAISED SOUTH SACRAMENTO, CAROL HAS LIVED 21 CI OM MONTREAL TO LOS ANGEL. SHE CURRENTLY LIV WH HBAND MARC, ONE DOG AND TWO TS THE WILDS OF AUBURN.  SHE HAS THREE ADULT DGHTERS AND ONE SON--LAW.THE SACRAMENTO GAY MEN’S CHOS BRGS SUCH LOVE AND JOY TO OUR MUNY, AND THE SUPPORT GIV MARGALIZED PEOPLE IS PHENOMENAL!‍TALBOTT SMH HE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBDEPUTY DIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, RETIREDTALBOTT IS A LONG-TIME SUPPORTER, DONOR, AND VOLUNTEER FOR SGMC. THIS IS TALBOTT’S SEND TIME SERVG ON THE SGMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DURG HIS HIAT OM THE BOARD, TALBOTT NTUED TO SUPPORT SGMC, SERVG ON THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SEARCH/HIRG COMMTEE AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMTEE AND PARTICIPATG THE MOST RECENT EFFORT TO UPDATE THE SGMC BYLAWS. HE ALSO ASSISTS WH FUNDRAISG ACTIVI, WELG MEMBERS TO REHEARSALS, HERG, AND BACKSTAGE SUPPORT AT NCERTS. TALBOTT RETIRED 2012 AFTER A 38-YEAR REER WH THE CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WHERE HE BEGAN WORKG AT AGE 20 AND LAST SERVED AS A DEPUTY DIRECTOR. TALBOTT CURRENTLY SERV ON THE CY OF SACRAMENTO’S ANN LAND AND BERTHA HENSCHEL MEMORIAL FUND COMMISSN, TO WHICH HE WAS APPOTED BY THE CY COUNCIL 2018. THIS FUND PROVIS GRANTS TO LOL NON-PROFS TO ASSIST HOMELS AND STUTE DIVIDUALS THE CY OF SACRAMENTO. HIS EXTENSIVE LEARSHIP AND ERNANCE EXPERIENCE HAS MA HIM AN ASSET TO THE SGMC. TALBOTT IS A LIFELONG SGER AND OM A FAY WH MANY GENERATNS OF MICIANS AND MIC TORS. ALTHOUGH HE HAS NEVER BEEN A SGG MEMBER OF THE SGMC, THE CHOS HAS PROVID MANY YEARS OF ENJOYMENT AND OPPORTUNI FOR HIM TO GIVE BACK TO THE LGTBQ+ MUNY. HE HAS ALSO CULTIVATED MANY IENDSHIPS THROUGH THE CHOS. THE SGMC NTU TO SPIRE TALBOTT THROUGH S ABILY TO CREATE AN EXTRAORDARY SENSE OF FAY, OFFERG AN OPEN, CLIVE, AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO THOSE WHO WANT TO SHARE THEIR TALENTS BY JOG TOGETHER SONG AND PROVIDG THE MUNY WH HIGH-QUALY AND ENTERTAG PERFORMANC OF TTBB LERATURE.‍JAM TOKUNOHE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBGENERAL MANAGER, RIVERBOAT DELTA KGJAM HAS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A BANQUET AND TERG MANAGER. FROM THAT EXPERIENCE, HE BRGS EVENT PLANNG AND EXECUTN SKILLS ALONG WH ANIZG, SCHLG, LOGISTICS, AND NFLICT ROLUTN SKILLS. IN HIS TIME WH SGMC, HE HAS ASSISTED ANIZG THE ANNUAL SPAGHETTI DNER, CRCENDO GALA, AND CRABARET. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS THE VOLUNTEER ORDATOR FOR LAZY BEAR WEEK GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISG EVENT THAT RAIS ABOUT $8,000 FOR SGMC.JAM HAS KNOWN ABOUT SGMC FOR MANY YEARS. IN MAY 2015, HE ATTEND THE MILTON NCERT AT THE MEMORIAL AUDORIUM. SHORTLY AFTER, SGMC MEMBERS VED JAM TO A PIANO BAR AT SITRAX MIDTOWN AND NVCED HIM TO JO SEPTEMBER 2015.JAM IS MOST PASSNATE ABOUT SGG AND GIVG BACK TO THE SACRAMENTO MUNY THROUGH SONG. HE BELIEV MIC IS A GATEWAY TO THE SOUL AND N BRG PEOPLE TOGETHER UNR ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. JAM BELIEV HE HERED HIS MIL TALENT OM HIS GRANDFATHER, A SELF-TGHT GUAR AND ACRDN PLAYER. JAM N MEMORIZE MIC JT BY LISTENG TO A SONG NTUOLY FOR A FEW HOURS. HE SAYS THE LYRICS TAKE A LTLE LONGER.IN 1980, JAM’S HIGH SCHOOL BAND WAS SELECTED TO REPRENT CALIFORNIA A SPECIAL 50 STATE BAND NCERT NDUCTED BY MEREDH WILSON FOR PRINT RONALD REAGAN WASHGTON D.C. WHEN THEY LAND, THE STUNTS RECEIVED THE NEWS THAT PRINT REAGAN HAD BEEN SHOT.OUR STAFF
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ABOUT USTHE SACRAMENTO GAY MEN'S CHOS (SGMC) IS ONE OF THE OLST AND LARGT LGBTQ+ PERFORMG ARTS ANIZATNS THE SACRAMENTO REGN. THE CHOS WAS FOUND 1984 AS A SGG GROUP THAT AIMED TO FOSTER A SENSE OF MUNY AND SUPPORT GAY MEN THE SACRAMENTO AREA DURG THE AIDS CRISIS. SGMC NOW NSISTS OF 110 SGERS OM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, UNED BY A LOVE OF MIC AND A MMENT TO PROMOTG SOCIAL JTICE, EQUALY, AND LGBTQ+ RIGHTS THROUGH THE POWER OF MIC. SGMC IS MTED TO PROMOTG VISIBILY AND UNRSTANDG OF THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AND CREATG A MORE CLIVE AND ACCEPTG SOCIETY. THE CHOS IS ALSO KNOWN FOR S HIGH-QUALY PERFORMANC THAT SHOWSE A WI RANGE OF MIL GENR, OM POP TO CLASSIL AND EVERYTHG BETWEEN. THE CHOS'S PERFORMANC ARE NOT ONLY ENTERTAG BUT ALSO MEANGFUL, AS THEY OFTEN ADDRS IMPORTANT SOCIAL ISSU AND PROMOTE MSAG OF ACCEPTANCE, LOVE, AND UNRSTANDG. ONE OF THE BT THGS ABOUT THE SACRAMENTO GAY MEN'S CHOS IS S MMENT TO PROMOTG DIVERSY, EQUALY, AND CLN THROUGH MIC. THE CHOS BRGS TOGETHER SGERS OM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. IT PROVIS A WELG AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE AND ALLI TO E TOGETHER AND CREATE BETIFUL MIC. OVERALL, THE SACRAMENTO GAY MEN'S CHOS IS A TALENTED, PASSNATE, AND DITED GROUP OF DIVIDUALS WHO E THE POWER OF MIC TO PROMOTE POSIVE CHANGE THE WORLD.‍SGMC’S SEASON BEGS AUGT EACH YEAR AND NS THROUGH THE FOLLOWG JULY. WE PRODUCE TWO MAJOR PRODUCTNS, A WTER HOLIDAY SHOW AND A SPRG SHOW, AND PERFORM AT VAR LOL MUNY BENEF EVENTS, SHOWSG THE VOICE OF SACRAMENTO'S QUEER COMMUNY. ANNUAL REPORTS

The Sacramento Gay Men's Chos (SGMC) is one of the olst and largt LGBTQ+ performg arts anizatns the Sacramento regn. The chos was found 1984 as a sgg group that aimed to foster a sense of muny and support gay men the Sacramento area durg the AIDS crisis.

One of the bt thgs about the Sacramento Gay Men's Chos is s mment to promotg diversy, equaly, and cln through mic. Overall, the Sacramento Gay Men's Chos is a talented, passnate, and dited group of dividuals who e the power of mic to promote posive change the world. Share your voice wh the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chos as we enterta the cy and make a difference the muny.

Sgg wh the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chos is a mment of time and energy. The Sacramento Gay Men’s Chos (SGMC) is a volunteer choral ensemble nsistg of sgers who are at least 18 years of age who are dited to creasg awarens of, and support for, the entire LGBTQ+ muny.

SACRAMENTO GAY MEN�S CHOS

We strongly enurage people who do not intify as gay men to jo the chos.

HISTORY/INFORMATION: The Sacramento Gay Men's Chos was found 1984 as a sgg group that aimed to foster a sense of muny and provi support specifilly for gay men the Sacramento area.

SACRAMENTO GAY MEN’S CHOS

The Sacramento Gay Men's Chos striv to create a fun environment for LGBTQ+ folk and alli who enjoy makg mic together.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Sacramento Gay Men’s. Male LGBT ChosBased Sacramento, CAThe Sacramento Gay Men's Chos was found 1984 as a sgg group that aimed to foster a sense of muny and provi support for gays and lbians the Sacramento area. Over the past 30 years, through mil performance and outreach programs, the chos has grown to bee an tegral part of the Sacramento mic muny, as well as a voice for the gay and lbian muny the greater Sacramento area.

AMAZG BOARD OF DIRECTORSJAM DAHLENSGMC PRINTHE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBCHIEF OF THE PROGRAM AND COMPLIANCE BURE, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMISTRATNJAM BRGS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF REER MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE. CURRENTLY, HE SERV AS CHIEF OF THE PROGRAM AND COMPLIANCE BURE THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMISTRATN. JAM HAS BEEN VOLVED MUNY LGBTQ+ ANIZATNS AND IATIV OVER MANY YEARS, PREVLY SERVG AS A BOARD MEMBER AND TREASURER OF ALL GOD'S CHILDREN METROPOLAN COMMUNY CHURCH MNEAPOLIS FOR SEVEN YEARS. PRR TO BEG VOLVED SGMC, JAM WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHIGO GAY MEN'S CHOS. HE BRGS A UNIQUE MIL PERSPECTIVE TO THE BOARD, HAVG STUDIED MIC LLEGE AND PERFORMG MOST OF HIS LIFE. JAM IS PASSNATE ABOUT THE WORK SGMC UNRTAK AND HOW SGMC N BENEF THE LARGER MUNY. HE BELIEV STRONGLY THAT FIGHTG FOR EQUALY FOR ALL MARGALIZED GROUPS IS SENTIAL AND GO HAND HAND WH THE SGMC MISSN. JAM GREW UP A VERY SMALL FARMG MUNY NORTH DAKOTA BUT NOW LIV MIDTOWN WH HIS HBAND JOSH AND TWO DOGS, COOPER AND ASHTON.DON HENKLE SGMC VICE PRINTHE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBEXECUTIVE RETAIL MANAGER, WT MAREDON HAS BEEN ACTIVE SGMC SCE 2019. A FIRM BELIEVER DIVERSY, EQUALY, MUNY, AND A EE SPEECH ADVOTE. DON HAS HAD PREV BOARD EXPERIENCE. DON SERVED AS A BOARD CHAIR FOR THE LGBT CENTER LAS VEGAS, NV, CURRENTLY IS BOARD CHAIR FOR ACCS SACRAMENTO, AND SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE CY OF SACRAMENTO ANIMAL CARE ADVISORY COMMTEE.  DON HAS BEEN EMPLOYED AS AN EXECUTIVE RETAIL MANAGER FOR 40! YEARS AND UNTG. DON HOLDS AN AA VOL PERFORMANCE OM THE UNIVERSY OF ARIZONA.‍SHELL MERCURSGMC TREASURERSHE/HER/HERSCLOSEREADHERBDIRECTOR OF FANCE, CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MM FOUNDATNSHELL BRGS 30 YEARS OF ERNMENT FANCE AND EIGHT YEARS OF NONPROF FANCE EXPERIENCE TO THE ANIZATN AND HER POSN AS TREASURER. SHELL WAS DRAWN TO SGMC AFTER ATTENDG SEVERAL PERFORMANC AND BEG PERSONAL IENDS WH SEVERAL MEMBERS. SHE DO NOT SG, AT LEAST NOT WELL, BUT THERE IS SOMETHG ABOUT BEG ENVELOPED A ROOMFUL OF SONG THAT LIFTS HER SPIRS AND FEEDS HER SOUL. BEG VERY GRATEFUL FOR WHERE HER LIFE HAS LED HER, SHE FDS BEG VOLVED A SERVICE PACY TO AN ANIZATN THAT CELEBRAT PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE UPLIFTG AND GRATIFYG.SHELL SERV AS THE DIRECTOR OF FANCE FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MM FOUNDATN. HAVG BEEN RELEASED OM THE NSTRICTNS OF WORKG FOR A ERNMENT ANIZATN, SHELL LOV THE ABILY TO DRS SUALLY FOR WORK AND CHANGE THE LOR OF HER HAIR ON A WHIM.ANDREW GIBOUTSGMC SECRETARYHE/HIM/HIS & ALL PRONOUNSCLOSEREADHISBTAX REPRENTATIVE, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMISTRATNHAVG BEGUN AS A SGG MEMBER, TAKG A BREAK, AND THEN RETURNG TO SGMC, ANDREW HAD THE OPPORTUNY TO SEE SEVERAL DIFFERENT SIS OF THE OVERALL ANIZATN AND HOW SGMC OPERAT. ANDREW RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR’S THEATRE OM ALBRIGHT COLLEGE AND HAS LLABORATED WH NUMERO ARTS ANIZATNS ON THEIR BS AND ARTISTIC OPERATNS. ANDREW ALSO BRGS SEVERAL YEARS SAL AND MARKETG TO THE TABLE TO HELP WH THE FANCIAL LOGISTICS AND BRANDG THAT THE SGMC DIENCE LOV.TO ANDREW, SGMC IS MORE THAN JT A TOP-NOTCH PERFORMG ARTS ANIZATN. IT IS A FORCE FOR SOCIAL JTICE, EQUALY, SOCIAL PROGRS, AND GROWTH. HE HAS SEEN PEOPLE TRANSFORM OM THEIR ASSOCIATN WH SGMC, WHETHER AS SGERS, MICIANS, VOLUNTEERS, IENDS, DIENCE MEMBERS, OR SUPPORTERS. SGMC MAK S MUNY MORE WHOLE AND MORE HUMAN THE WORK CREAT. MANUEL L ALTOHE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBPRINT, REAL ESTATEMANNY MOVED TO SACRAMENTO 2020 AND ULDN’T BE HAPPIER. HE JOED SGMC 2021 AS A SGG MEMBER. HE QUICKLY REALIZED THE SIGNIFINCE OF THE ANIZATN BRGG TOGETHER DIVERSE SEGMENTS OF THE SACRAMENTO MUNY. HE IS A TEACHER BY PROFSN, HAVG TGHT SPANISH AT THE UNIVERSY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVE, WHERE HE EARNED A PH.D. AS PRINT OF A SMALL REAL TATE ANIZATN, HE BRGS TO SGMC A STRONG SKILLSET RELATED TO ADMISTRATN, BUDGETG, LEGAL PLIANCE, HUMAN ROURC, AND MUNITNS. HE IS MARRIED AND HAS TWO ADOPTED CHILDREN.  JR KEHHE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBPUBLIC RELATNS, MELTON “JR” KEH HAS A WI AND VARIED BACKGROUND OF WORK EXPERIENCE. FROM TEACHG THEATER ARTS TO TECHNIL WRG, MANAGG WE-TASTG ROOMS, TO UNSELG THOSE WH SUBSTANCE ABE DISORRS, JR HAS VELOPED MANY SKILLS THAT N HELP MIGATE THE CHALLENG ENUNTERED BY SGMC. HE IS ALSO A PAST MEMBER OF THE SGMC BOARD (2014-2016) AND WAS THE BOARD SECRETARY FOR THE AMADOR CHORALIERS (2012-2014). JR CURRENTLY WORKS PUBLIC RELATNS WH WHOLEHEARTED PUBLISHG, WHICH PROVIS MENTAL HEALTH TN ROURC AND OUTREACH TO AT-RISK MUNI.JR’S MIL BACKGROUND CLUS PLAYG ALTO SAXOPHONE HIGH SCHOOL AND LLEGE, WHERE HE STUDIED MIC THEORY AND VOL PERFORMANCE. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR THE AMADOR CHORALIERS (2009-2015). JR HAS BEEN A SGG MEMBER OF MULTIPLE CHOS, CLUDG THE TURTLE CREEK CHORALE, DALLAS SYMPHONY CHOS, AMADOR CHORALIERS, AND SGMC (2011-2016, 2019-PRENT).JR STRONGLY BELIEV THAT SGMC IS A RNERSTONE THE SACRAMENTO MUNY, PROVIDG A PLATFORM FOR THOSE WHO MAY HAVE LOST THEIR VOICE TO FD AGA AND SG THEIR OWN SONG. JR GREW UP THE (THEN SMALL) TOWN OF FRIS, TX, AND NOW LIV CARMICHAEL WH HIS PARTNER, MARC, AND DOG, BE.DAVID LABARRESGMC HR SPECIALISTHE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBLEARNG & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, THE WE GROUPDAVID BRGS TEN YEARS OF HUMAN ROURC EXPERIENCE TO THE SGMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SERV AS SGMC'S HR SPECIALIST. ORIGALLY OM PENNSYLVANIA, HE HAS A BACHELOR’S MIC TN (CHORAL CONCENTRATN) OM WT CHTER UNIVERSY AND MASTER’S HUMAN ROURC AND EMPLOYMENT RELATNS OM PENN STATE UNIVERSY. HE SPENT SIX YEARS WORKG FOR AMAZON AS AN HR BS PARTNER AND MANAGER SEVERAL OF THEIR FULFILLMENT CENTERS, AND HIS LAST ROLE AT AMAZON SUPPORTED NORTH AMERI CTOMER FULFILLMENT AS THE LEAD FOR DIVERSY, EQUY, AND INCLN (DEI), VELOPG DEI GOALS, STRATEGY, AND LEARNG AND VELOPMENT. CURRENTLY, DAVID IS THE LEARNG & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR THE WE GROUP. PRR TO JOG SGMC, DAVID WAS VOLVED WH THE PENNSYLVANIA THEATRE OF PERFORMG ARTS HAZLETON, PA PERFORMG ROL SUCH AS ANGEL RENT, AND WAS AN ACTIVE SGER AND BOARD MEMBER OF THE CAMERATA SGERS ALLENTOWN, PA.DAVID MOVED TO CALIFORNIA 2018 WH HIS HBAND STEVEN AND TWO TS: MARI AND LTAT. DAVID’S HOBBI CLU RIDG HIS PELOTON BIKE, EXPLORG DIFFERENT WE REGNS CALIFORNIA, PLAYG PIANO, SGG, AND ENJOYG A GLASS OF WE WHILE WATCHG THE LATT MARVEL OR STAR WARS DISNEY+ SERI.DAVID’S PASSN FOR SGG AND GIVG BACK TO MUNI THROUGH MIC LEAD HIM TO JO SGMC THE FALL OF 2021. SCE JOG, SGMC HAS BEEN SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT: THE ENTHIASM AND UNIQUENS EACH MEMBER BRGS AND THE LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR ALL WH THE CHOS MAKE DAVID PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS CHOS FAY. HE IS HONORED TO HELP SGMC FOSTER PRI AND ENHANCE LIV, ONE SONG AT A TIME.‍DELTA PICK MELLOSHE/HER/HERSCLOSEREADHERBEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SACRAMENTO HISTORY ALLIANCEDELTA HAS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE NONPROF MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL STUTNS. SHE HAS MANAGED LARGE-SLE LOL EVENTS SUCH AS THE SACRAMENTO ZOO'S WILD AFFAIR AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE RAILROAD MM FOUNDATN'S POLAR EXPRS.  SHE IS EXPERIENCED MEMBERSHIP AND DONOR MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS WORKG WH CULTURAL AND RPORATE SPONSORS TO ACHIEVE MUTUAL GOALS.  DELTA ALSO BRGS WH HER A BACKGROUND THEATRIL PRODUCTN AND PERFORMANCE. SHE IS A GRADUATE OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSY, SACRAMENTO.DELTA FEELS THAT PERFORMANCE GROUPS LIKE SGMC N HELP TO UNE AND BRG JOY TO OUR MUNY. THE CHOS ALSO SERV S MEMBERSHIP BY CREATG A SUPPORT SYSTEM AND CREATIVE OUTLET FOR S MEMBERS – MANY OF WHOM MAY FEEL MARGALIZED BY SOCIETY.  SGMC OFFERS MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNY TO EXPRS THEMSELV THROUGH SGG AND A CIRCLE OF IENDS THAT SUPPORT THEM THROUGH LIFE. DELTA IS A PROFSNAL STORYTELLER, PERFORMG FOR CHILDREN AND FAI AT LIBRARI, MMS, AND FTIVALS.  SHE IS ALSO AN AMATR TAP DANCER.CAROL H. PASKULSHE/HER/HERSCLOSEREADHERBPRINT, SACRAMENTO WOMEN’S CHOSCAROL H. PASKUL IS CURRENTLY PRINT OF THE SACRAMENTO WOMEN’S CHOS. SHE IS THRILLED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SGMC BOARD AND IS LIGHTED TO BE VOLVED A NEW AND MORE ACTIVE LLABORATN BETWEEN THE TWO CHOS. CAROL HAS SERVED AT THE HELM OF SEVERAL SCHOOL-BASED PARENT GROUPS AND ENJOYS VOLUNTEERG A PACY THAT ENURAG UNRSTANDG, OPERATN, FORWARD THKG AND EMPOWERMENT.SHE ALSO SERV ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GALA CHOS ORGANIZATN.RAISED SOUTH SACRAMENTO, CAROL HAS LIVED 21 CI OM MONTREAL TO LOS ANGEL. SHE CURRENTLY LIV WH HBAND MARC, ONE DOG AND TWO TS THE WILDS OF AUBURN.  SHE HAS THREE ADULT DGHTERS AND ONE SON--LAW.THE SACRAMENTO GAY MEN’S CHOS BRGS SUCH LOVE AND JOY TO OUR MUNY, AND THE SUPPORT GIV MARGALIZED PEOPLE IS PHENOMENAL!‍TALBOTT SMH HE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBDEPUTY DIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, RETIREDTALBOTT IS A LONG-TIME SUPPORTER, DONOR, AND VOLUNTEER FOR SGMC. THIS IS TALBOTT’S SEND TIME SERVG ON THE SGMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DURG HIS HIAT OM THE BOARD, TALBOTT NTUED TO SUPPORT SGMC, SERVG ON THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SEARCH/HIRG COMMTEE AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMTEE AND PARTICIPATG THE MOST RECENT EFFORT TO UPDATE THE SGMC BYLAWS. HE ALSO ASSISTS WH FUNDRAISG ACTIVI, WELG MEMBERS TO REHEARSALS, HERG, AND BACKSTAGE SUPPORT AT NCERTS. TALBOTT RETIRED 2012 AFTER A 38-YEAR REER WH THE CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WHERE HE BEGAN WORKG AT AGE 20 AND LAST SERVED AS A DEPUTY DIRECTOR. TALBOTT CURRENTLY SERV ON THE CY OF SACRAMENTO’S ANN LAND AND BERTHA HENSCHEL MEMORIAL FUND COMMISSN, TO WHICH HE WAS APPOTED BY THE CY COUNCIL 2018. THIS FUND PROVIS GRANTS TO LOL NON-PROFS TO ASSIST HOMELS AND STUTE DIVIDUALS THE CY OF SACRAMENTO. HIS EXTENSIVE LEARSHIP AND ERNANCE EXPERIENCE HAS MA HIM AN ASSET TO THE SGMC. TALBOTT IS A LIFELONG SGER AND OM A FAY WH MANY GENERATNS OF MICIANS AND MIC TORS. ALTHOUGH HE HAS NEVER BEEN A SGG MEMBER OF THE SGMC, THE CHOS HAS PROVID MANY YEARS OF ENJOYMENT AND OPPORTUNI FOR HIM TO GIVE BACK TO THE LGTBQ+ MUNY. HE HAS ALSO CULTIVATED MANY IENDSHIPS THROUGH THE CHOS. THE SGMC NTU TO SPIRE TALBOTT THROUGH S ABILY TO CREATE AN EXTRAORDARY SENSE OF FAY, OFFERG AN OPEN, CLIVE, AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO THOSE WHO WANT TO SHARE THEIR TALENTS BY JOG TOGETHER SONG AND PROVIDG THE MUNY WH HIGH-QUALY AND ENTERTAG PERFORMANC OF TTBB LERATURE.‍JAM TOKUNOHE/HIM/HISCLOSEREADHISBGENERAL MANAGER, RIVERBOAT DELTA KGJAM HAS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A BANQUET AND TERG MANAGER. FROM THAT EXPERIENCE, HE BRGS EVENT PLANNG AND EXECUTN SKILLS ALONG WH ANIZG, SCHLG, LOGISTICS, AND NFLICT ROLUTN SKILLS. IN HIS TIME WH SGMC, HE HAS ASSISTED ANIZG THE ANNUAL SPAGHETTI DNER, CRCENDO GALA, AND CRABARET. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS THE VOLUNTEER ORDATOR FOR LAZY BEAR WEEK GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISG EVENT THAT RAIS ABOUT $8,000 FOR SGMC.JAM HAS KNOWN ABOUT SGMC FOR MANY YEARS. IN MAY 2015, HE ATTEND THE MILTON NCERT AT THE MEMORIAL AUDORIUM. SHORTLY AFTER, SGMC MEMBERS VED JAM TO A PIANO BAR AT SITRAX MIDTOWN AND NVCED HIM TO JO SEPTEMBER 2015.JAM IS MOST PASSNATE ABOUT SGG AND GIVG BACK TO THE SACRAMENTO MUNY THROUGH SONG. HE BELIEV MIC IS A GATEWAY TO THE SOUL AND N BRG PEOPLE TOGETHER UNR ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. JAM BELIEV HE HERED HIS MIL TALENT OM HIS GRANDFATHER, A SELF-TGHT GUAR AND ACRDN PLAYER. JAM N MEMORIZE MIC JT BY LISTENG TO A SONG NTUOLY FOR A FEW HOURS. HE SAYS THE LYRICS TAKE A LTLE LONGER.IN 1980, JAM’S HIGH SCHOOL BAND WAS SELECTED TO REPRENT CALIFORNIA A SPECIAL 50 STATE BAND NCERT NDUCTED BY MEREDH WILSON FOR PRINT RONALD REAGAN WASHGTON D.C. WHEN THEY LAND, THE STUNTS RECEIVED THE NEWS THAT PRINT REAGAN HAD BEEN SHOT.OUR STAFF

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