Gala's board of trustees:
Gala is governed by a board of trustees that decides on all
essential matters relating to the administration,
finances and strategic direction of the organisation.

The current trustees are:

- Melanie Judge

- Mwenya Kabwe

- Catherine Kennedy

- Zethu Matebeni

- Getti Mercorio

- Thabo Msibi

- Harry Ntombela

- Kendall Petersen

- Graeme C. Reid (Chairperson) 

Gala Patrons:

- Justice Edwin Cameron

- Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

Past Trustees include:
Marius Coetzee, Jillian Gardner, Sandra Gordon, Karen Martin, Piers Pigou, Rehana Vally, Marius Coetzee.