Board of Directors
While BCM’s daily operations are guided by our faithful staff, we also have a Board of Directors that helps BCM fulfill its mission on a larger scale!
The Board of Directors meet monthly to serve BCM’s needs. Board Meetings happen at BCM’s on the second Monday of every month at 7 pm!
The BCM Board of Directors consists of multiple elected members and three board-appointed officials. The term for elected members are two years. Appointed members serve a one-year term. Each board member must be a current BCM member, attend monthly board meetings, and participate in board committees. BCM members are welcome to attend board meetings for the Public Comment segment of the meeting.
The BCM Board is interested in hearing from potential board members from a wide range of interests and backgrounds. A commitment to supporting community media and free speech is the most important requirement. Community people with a background or interest in law, finance/business, media production and fundraising are especially welcomed. Most of our board members live in Berkeley but there are a limited number of slots for non-Berkeley residents. We are actively recruiting board members.
Please contact Winston Burton at winburton85@yahoo.com with information about yourself if you’re interested.
Harold Adler : Vice Chair
Harold was born in Oakland, California and is an independent curator, photographer, videographer, and owner/operator of the Art House Gallery in Berkeley. His works are in the permanent collections of The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley, the Berkeley Historical Society, the California State Library at Sacramento, California, Getty Images in New York City, the Allen Ginsberg Trust in New York City, the Oakland Museum of California, and the Media Center at the Moffitt Library of UC Berkeley. His website can be found at www.adlerphotovideo.com His pictures have appeared in many news publications: Californian Geology (Nov/Dec 1993, front cover); L.A. Weekly; Montclairion; The Daily Cal; The Daily Planet; East Bay Daily News; and Newsweek. His photos were included in the PBS series, Making Sense of the Sixties, first broadcast on Jan. 21-23, 1990. Producer Varied Directions, Inc.
Winston Burton : Board Chair
For over 35 years, Winston has created, developed and administered employment and training programs for low income and disadvantaged people across the United States. Since moving to California in 1982, he has done fundraising and strategic planning work for a number of programs in the area. He is looking forward to bringing his fundraising and development skills to BCM to help further this great community resource.
Ken Osborn : Board Member
Retired Laboratory Scientist/Teacher now exploring ways of communicating concepts using the visual expression tools of photography and film making. Berkeley Community Media has provided a rich resource for that purpose and I appreciate the opportunity to be part of the future of BCM as a board member serving as liaison to the Berkeley Camera Club.
Katherine Burge : Board of Directors Secretary
Katherine Burge grew up between Miami, FL, and the East Bay. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning from the historic San Francisco Art Institute before continuing her studies in Electrical Engineering at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California. Her journey with BCM began in 2015 as a volunteer, where she honed her skills in hands-on media production and technical problem-solving, embracing the scrappy ingenuity that defines public access television. Her involvement with BCM fostered a deep sense of ownership and a knack for transforming ideas into meaningful community engagement.
Helen Walsh : Board Member
Helen Walsh previously worked in broadcasting and documentary film making. She is a resident of Berkeley and is the owner of Diverse Disability Media. Her business consults, tests and designs/edits using principles of inclusive design and accessibility. She is known for creating the first PSA for the ADA Legacy project celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She is both an artist and an innovator. She is all about ? Nothing About Us Without Us? when it comes to access to media and telling our stories.
Carla Appleberry: Board Member
Carla Appleberry is the Founder and Executive Director of Creations Berkeley Media & Performing Arts, a youth-centered nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to high-quality dance, digital media, and performance education for underserved youth across Berkeley and the East Bay. Under her leadership, Creations Berkeley has grown from serving 20–30 students in 2022 to over 100 annually, delivering more than 700 hours of instruction, 20+ public performances, and dozens of student-led media projects—including a youth-produced short film premiered at a local film festival.
Carla is a multimedia educator, producer, and community advocate with a deep commitment to building creative pathways for young people of color. She partners with local schools, community organizations, and arts institutions to create hands-on learning environments that support academic growth, college preparation, and early career development in media and the performing arts.
Carla began her academic journey at Berkeley City College, where she earned her A.A. in Multimedia Arts with honors while simultaneously launching her youth programs. She is a 2026 graduate from San Francisco State University, with a degree in Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts (BECA) with additional study in Cinema—work that strengthens her technical expertise in production, storytelling, and media education.
In 2026, Carla will launch Creations Berkeley’s first Leadership & Teaching Cohort, a workforce development pathway that transitions long-term youth participants into paid Creative Interns and future instructors. This initiative builds local employment opportunities and ensures the next generation of Creations educators reflects the community they serve.
As a member of the Berkeley Community Media (BCM) Board of Directors, Carla brings her experience in youth engagement, creative program development, and community-centered production to help advance BCM’s mission of empowering local storytellers and expanding media literacy throughout the East Bay.
She is passionate about making sure that folk have what they need to be able to tell their stories in their own voices.
Victor Owens: Board Member
Victor Owens lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is a photographer, videographer, and sole owner of Eye Art Digital Media, a local professional photography and videography service that specializes in capturing the talents of artists engaged in their crafts, providing visual presentations of special events, portraiture, musical performances, dance, theater, spoken word, and nature programs. He also ran a production recoding studio “Digisonic Recording & Mastering” in the East Bay Area for 35 years.