Get to Know Us!
Our Story
An inner city high school biology teacher turned physician meets a flutist with a business degree. Not the typical love story, but a diversity of passions for music, service, and education soon led to the creation of GOOD BEATS.
Just as different instruments establish rhythm, melody, and harmony in music, we want to use our events to build deeper connections within ourselves and with one another, thereby cultivating an even greater vibrancy and flow in life.
~Hansel & Rachel
Meet the Team
PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
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Dr. Lee, following college graduation, was accepted into the two-year Teach for America program and earned his Master’s in Secondary Education. He taught for 5 years as an inner-city high school biology teacher in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, before deciding to pursue his medical degree and becoming a family medicine physician. He worked for Kaiser Permanente for a handful of years and currently serves our veterans. He has been involved in non-profit organizations such as the American Cancer Society, along with various local and international outreach and fundraising programs related to both health and education.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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Dr. Lee has over 20 years of experience in the music industry as a performer, educator, and seasoned administrator, with a focus on artistic programming and financial planning. She has founded multiple non-profit organizations for performing arts and served as an executive officer and on boards. Dr. Lee's expertise in artistic administration and management is invaluable to the board.
TREASURER
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Ally Shin has 8 years of professional experience in accounting and has been bringing invaluable financial and accounting advice and services to Good Beats since it was founded. Before she joined as a board member at Good Beats, she volunteered as an accountant at a nonprofit performing art organization, which provided her with a unique and beneficial perspective in finance and accounting for nonprofit organizations.
CONTENT CREATOR
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FUNDRAISING ADVISOR
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Emily Russell has spent two decades helping mission-driven organizations build the funding relationships they need to do their best work. She has partnered with foundations, individual donors, corporate supporters, and public-sector funders at organizations including Better Markets, U.S. Green Building Council, C40 Cities, American Forests, African Wildlife Foundation, and TechnoServe—bringing a track record of turning shared values into sustained support. At Good Beats, Emily brings that experience to bear on the organization's growing efforts to diversify its funding base and deepen relationships with the donors and partners who make our community work possible.
ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
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Brian Shoop is a performing artist who looks to further increase his footprint by also stepping into the sphere of arts administration. He has experience as an Ensemble Manager during his time at Oberlin Conservatory as well as a Guest Experience Associate at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. With his unique experience being on both the performing and administrative sides of Good Beats, Brian is a vital liaison in communications between staff and musicians.
Meet the Musicians
Meet our talented musicians who share a strong passion for music. Each one has special skills and love for what they do, coming together to create inspiring and memorable performances. Learn about their stories, inspirations, and hard work.
Friends of Good Beats
