About GCA
The Guyana Cultural Association NY Inc, sponsors of the Guyana Folk Festival and GuyFolkFest.org
is a Not-For-Profit 501(c)(3) organization committed to promoting our culture through the annual Guyana Folk Festival
Our Mission
is to document, showcase and celebrate the multiple roots of Guyana’s cultural heritage. Through our work we preserve our cultural heritage and make it available through various channels to inspire future generations of Guyanese at home and abroad. In short, our mission is to Preserve, Promote and Propagate Guyanese creativity
GCA Board Members Executive Committee
Avé Brewster-Haynes
President
Dr. Rose October-Edun
Executive Director
Edgar Henry
Vice President
Patricia Jordon-Langford
Vice President
Clive Prowell
Cultural Director
Wayne Daniels
Assistant Cultural Director
Verna Walcott-White
Assistant Cultural Director
Avis Penelope Bascom
Financial Director
Michele Singh
Secretary
Shauna Parker-Harding
Assistant Secretary
Committee Members
- Alex Neptune
- Allison Skeete
- Carl Hazlewood
- Claire J. Patterson
- Donna Patricia Walcott
- Errol Doris
- Francis Quamina Farrier
- Malcolm Hall
- Margaret Lawrence A.A. – Guyana
- Negla Helena Brandis A.A.– Guyana
- Rawle DaSilva
- Rosalind October
- Samuel Williams
- Vibert Cambridge A.A.
- Winston “Jeggae” Hoppie
Past Presidents
- Dr. Vibert Cambridge A.A.– immediate past President
- Malcolm Hall
- Carol Trim-Bagot
Past Executive Director and Founding Cultural Director
- Claire Ann Goring M.S. (Deceased)