Donald Elisburg has decades of civic service protecting the rights of workers and public safety. He was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor, where he enforced laws protecting children, farm workers, and the disabled. He also helped lead the Architectural Transportation Barriers Board, promoting safer streets for people using wheelchairs as well as the visually impaired.

Elisburg received his undergraduate degree in economics from the Illinois Institute of Technology and his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School. A native of Chicago, he moved to Key Biscayne in 1996. He has served as a member of the Village of Key Biscayne’s Underground Utility Task Force and was executive director of the Key Biscayne Condominium President’s Council. Don has spent a lifetime actively engaged in civic leadership at all levels. He is married with two children. He and his wife, Nancy, enjoy dedicating their time, talent, and treasure to Key Biscayne's sister city initiative with Liberty City.

Email: delisburg@key-news.org