OUR LEADERSHIP

"I am proud to be a representative of this organization and am grateful to live in a city where, and at a time when, I can be an "out" lesbian of color, praising a God of my understanding."

Maria-Elena Grant is one of the choir's longest-standing members, having joined the organization in 1990. She was elected to the position of female co-chair in 1992. She is also an active member of GALA (Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses), where she served as a board member for six years: The Audre Lorde Project (founding member) and Unity Fellowship of Christ Church in Brooklyn (founding member). She has also served on LGBT Advisory Committees for New York's Mayor David Dinkins, Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields, and The Stonewall Community Foundation.

"I am proud to be a part of the committed community of artists in this legendary choir."

Albert Wilcox is a veteran of New York City's Big Apple Chorus and of New York University's Choral Arts Society. He has been a member of Lavender light for nine years. He is the Chief Financial Officer of Art Department (a leading photography agency based in New York) and serves at the choir's Treasurer.