Fran Seabeck

Fran Seabeck joined the All-American Derby’s headquarters staff in 1995, retiring as office manager in 2007. In her early years as an employee, she worked closely with the Rally Commission, helping the Rally program grow from a handful of race cities to more than 100. Seabeck’s first involvement with the Soap Box Derby was when her daughters raced in the Akron local race in the late 1980s. She joined the board of directors of the Akron Derby organization in 1987, and became a member of the All-American Derby’s National Control Board in 1990, where she served as secretary until 2007.