Beth Carlson, Executive Director
Beth Carlson has a history of community organizing and entrepreneurship in the Berkshires since the mid-1980s. She was a co-producer of the Oldtone Roots Music Festival for 3 years, with administrative roles on that project. She served on the board of Dewey Memorial Hall as president for several years, and is a founding board member of the W. E. B. Du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy (formerly the Clinton Church Restoration Project), and produced Construct’s Warm up the Winter campaign for several years. A partner in Silo Media, she became involved with Berkshire Community Land Trust in 2023, initially organizing a fundraising concert series for the Harry Conklin Fund for Farmteads initiative (now called Farmsteads for Farmers). Later in 2023, she took on the role of Campaign Manager for Farmsteads for Farmers. In 2025, she came on staff as the Director of Operations for Berkshire Community Land Trust, and toward the end of 2025 transitioned to full-time Executive Director.
