Kelseyville >> KPFZ radio will host a memorial gathering for former programmer and past president Catherine Elias, who died in December. The event will be held on March 21, at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist/Unitarian Universalist Church, 3810 Main St.
Elias and her husband Steve Elias were actively involved in the development of KPFZ and from 2001 to 2011 co-hosted several on-air public affairs programs. In the early 2000s Catherine Elias served as board president of Lake County Community Radio, which owns and operates KPFZ.
A long-time civil rights advocate and legal specialist, Elias worked in the areas of welfare rights, paralegal training, development of self-help law and other consumer materials and education programs for youth and the public. She was executive director of the National Self-Help Law Project, founder of the National Association for Independent Paralegals and associate director of the National Bankruptcy Law Project. She also co-authored Nolo Press’ Independent Paralegal’s Handbook and wrote numerous articles, handbooks and training programs.
The public is invited to attend the memorial. Call 263-3640 for more information.
