As Managing Director of Programs, Ellen leads a team that delivers all of Wolfe’s Neck Center’s programs, including visitor education and experience, farmer training and market development, and research and innovation programming. Ellen practiced federal energy regulatory law in Washington, DC for 8 years before her passion for agriculture and food systems change – and its implications for farmers, the environment, and public health – led her to pursue a new career in Maine.
Ellen joined Wolfe’s Neck Center in December 2023, and before that spent seven years at Maine Farmland Trust as Policy and Research Director and then Deputy Director. Ellen obtained her LL.M. in Food and Agriculture Law from Vermont Law School, her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, and her BA in Public Policy from Brown University. In her free time, Ellen loves exploring Maine’s beaches, forests, and farms with her husband Oliver and their two daughters.
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