Ellen grew up in Wilmington, Delaware and graduated from the University of Richmond with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and American Studies. Instead of heading straight to the corporate world, Ellen followed her dream of exploring the outdoors and moved to Breckenridge, Colorado. The mountains and life after college proved to be exciting; snowboarding, cross-country skiing and hiking became part of her daily routine and she found herself surrounded by an incredible group of friends in her new home-away-from-home.

It was an important time in Ellen's life, especially rewarding after battling and finally winning her fight against anorexia.

In Breckenridge, Ellen began to develop her career in the Hospitality Industry by moving her way up the ranks of Marriott International and then working as a Manager/Event Planner for Storm Enterprises, a private restaurant and catering company. During her decade in Breckenridge, she expanded her love of outdoor adventures and travels, as well as her circle of life long friends.

Upon her arrival back East, Ellen joined her brother in his international flower business while continuing to do some contractual work in special events. In addition to her work with one brave chick, she is currently working as an Event Planner for a financial resources company.

It was two years ago that Ellen began the most rewarding adventure of her life.... Motherhood. Her son has already made her stronger and taught her more about determination than anyone she knows. He was born without his left hand but that does not make him miss a beat. She looks forward to watching him flourish and is proud watching him dominate in his new role as Big Brother to his beautiful baby sister!

• I love to do anything outside....running, hiking, snowboarding, fly-fishing (love it but not real good at it), tennis you name it...especially with friends.
• I LOVE cocktail parties! Who needs dinner when you have apps and drinks? The craziest place I've ever thrown one...on a sailboat in the Grenadines.
• My favorite time of the day...early morning (best on the top of a ski mountain after skinning up it or running on the beach).
• I have many aliases: Ellie, Ellie Mae, Smell, Smellie, Trz, Elski, Little Ann, Bull Dog, Brigetta, etc.
• I am known for losing things...especially phones, keys and wallets.
• I ran three marathons all with good friends...on the third one, I was able to drink a beer on mile 21!
• I was 10 and under Swim Team Relay Champion! (Fueled by Grape Soda of course)
• I believed in Santa Claus and the tooth Fairy until early teenage years.
• The first concert I ever went to (like fellow Brave chick, Katie) was Michael Jackson. My second concert was The Grateful Dead. (You try to do the math...it's beyond me)
• I sold t shirts at Dead shows in College to make money (Sugar Mags outlasted Thriller).
• I am known to plan to do more in a 24-hour period than humanly possible.
• I moved to Breckenridge, Colorado for the summer and stayed for ten great years!
• Beach or mountains...still dreaming of combining the two.
• I can always be convinced into having "one more"...This paid off by leading me to my husband!
• I don't know where I'd be today without my friends and family!