Ellen is a 36-year resident of the Ag Reserve. She joined SCA’s board in 1992. Ellen’s education and professional career focused on policy, politics, planning and law related to coastal areas in the U.S. She worked as a federal employee for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1984 to 1993, and as a freelance writer and editor on environmental issues from 2004 until she retired in 2015. During intervening years, she assisted a “fair trade” import business, worked in a medicinal herb garden and raised her two children. Ellen is an activist for regenerative farming, land conservation, biodiversity and social justice. In early 2024, she was appointed to Montgomery County’s Agricultural Advisory Committee. Ellen is a regular contributor to Plenty magazine. That has included, most recently, articles on wildlife and regenerative farming. She lives in Comus with husband Jim, 2 horses, 2 dogs, and a boisterous flock of hens. Ellen and Jim enjoy traveling (often to visit their nomadic children), camping, trail riding, gardening, hiking, and, when possible, visiting any beach.