Ellen has been with ECNS since 2011 when her oldest of three started in the beginner room. After falling in love with the community and teaching approach while her three kids went through preschool, Ellen joined the staff as a Lunch Bunch teacher in 2018. In 2021 she started working in the 2/3 classroom in addition to helping Mrs. Schweiss in Lunch Bunch. She spends her summer teaching arts and crafts at Camp Taum Sauk in Lesterville, Missouri. She has a degree from Elon University in North Carolina.