Gayle Roberts

At the age of six, Gayle had her first taste of fundraising — hosting a Muscular Dystrophy Association Carnival, complete with pin the tail on the donkey. She got her professional start in the field working at LYRIC, one of Larkin Street’s community partners, supporting LGBTQ transitional age youth. During the course of her career, Gayle has helped raise over $125 million for multiple San Francisco Bay Area causes including PRC, San Francisco Community Center, Openhouse and many others. As a volunteer board member, she has led five nonprofit agencies, including a multimillion dollar arts funder and nationally recognized mental health counseling center. Gayle views fundraising as a powerful tool for social change, and she is grateful for the opportunity to not only interrupt youth homelessness, but to end it permanently for youth under in Larkin Street’s care.