“Ellen is a visionary who is able to lead people in new directions and new heights to achieve amazing and important changes in society. As the principal architect and founder of the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy, she began to reshape the cultural giving patterns at the University of Mississippi, bringing parity to women at the philanthropy table.”
Dr. Gloria Kellum (retired)
Vice Chancellor for University Relations, The University of Mississippi
Representative Clients
Association of Junior Leagues International | Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation | Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare |
Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women | National Council of La Raza |
BRIDGES, USA | National Council of Negro Women |
Center for the Study of Southern Culture | National Episcopal Church Women |
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (national) | Proctor & Gamble |
Elvis Presley Enterprises | PROTECT, Inc. |
Hutchison School | Southeastern Outdoor Press Association |
Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief | University of Mississippi |
Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis |
Honors and Milestones
Consultant – America’s Best, a community cookbook continuity series (Oxmoor House)
Consultant – The McIlhenny Company on forming The Tabasco Community Cookbook Awards Program
Nominee – The Association of Junior Leagues International’s Mary Harriman Community Leadership Award nominated by the Junior League of Memphis, Inc. (2007 and 2013)
Honored – By the Ole Miss Women’s Council as its founder – the dedication of an outdoor space called The Rose Garden in her name at the entrance of the University of Mississippi
Founding Member and Past President – Society of Entrepreneurs in Memphis, TN, aninvitation only organization of CEO’s who have nationally or internationally reshaped a business or industry
Named – One of 1998’s “50 Women Who Make a Difference” by Women’s News of the Mid South
Member, Board of Trustees – The Hutchison School (1997-2000)
Member – The New Memphis Institute, Class of 1998
Member – Memphis Race Relations & Diversity Institute Forum Committee (1994-1996)
Member – President’s Council – Rhodes College (1993-1996)
Member – Leadership Memphis, Class of 1986
President – Junior League of Memphis (1984-1985)
Inducted – Tennessee Women’s Forum (2013)
Board of Directors – Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice, Washington, DC (2017)