BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Elberta Labor Heritage Center was founded in December 2021 by a group of people that love Elberta and want to help preserve her history and heritage. If you love Elberta too, we hope you’ll join us!
DAVID BEAton, Chairman
Dave fell in love with Elberta and her history when he bought the old railroad boarding house in the Village of Elberta in the Fall of 2019. He fell in love with radio when he was a board op in college. He booked a punk club in Michigan, before moving to Chicago where he worked as a shipping clerk for Alligator Records, deejayed at Phyllis’s Musical Inn, owned and ran Leo’s Lunch Room and started a video production company before moving to Florida to take care of his grandmother. He taught film at Manatee Community College and co-founded and ran the nonprofit organization WSLR+Fogartyville in Sarasota, Florida for 20 years (a community radio station and community performance space).
Paul May, Vice Chair
Paul raises grass-fed beef and produces and educates the community about biochar. His father captained boats on the Great Lakes.
Sue Oseland, Secretary
A teacher of Adults and Young Adults (she ran the GED program at BACN), as well as a small business entrepreneur, Sue has a life-long dedication to learning. In addition to being a volunteer programmer at WUWU-lpfm, she has been both a volunteer and paid programmer at WCMU-fm, WNMC-fm, WMUK-fm, and WBUK-am.
Mark Carlin, Treasurer
Mark and his wife Carol own and operate the Elberta Mercantile in Elberta. For 32 years Mark worked as an auditor for the State of Michigan, retiring in 2010.
Kay Bond
Kay Bond is the executive director of Advocates for Benzie County. She has many years of community service experience, including six years as the first full-time executive director for Benzie Area Christian Neighbors. She was also the director of the Benzie County Council on Aging (now Benzie Senior Resources). Her hobby is genealogy.
