Meet the Board

Member Bio

Patrick Livingston

Chair

Board term: 2024 - 2026

Patrick Livingston first volunteered at Safe Harbor in 2012 through St. Joseph Church. He and his wife, Tina, took over as volunteer coordinators in 2018 and since then have increased St. Joseph's commitment from three to seven days. Dan was elected chairperson of Safe Harbor in June 2024.

A 37-year news veteran, Patrick is a News Director at NBC 7&4 and oversees both the broadcast and digital staff at Up North Live News. He has been at the station and in Traverse City since March of 2011 and is responsible for news content on all platforms. He hopes to put his background in communications and marketing to good use on the board.


Patrick and Tina have been married 38 years. They have three dogs and a cat named Stella.