Ellen inspires kids with meaningful projects; 3rd through 6th-grade Research Fellows at the Baden Academy Charter School Media Lab, 3-12th Odyssey Fellows at PA Distance Learning Charter School, middle and high school students at the STEM Leadership Center evenings at Baden Academy Charter School in Baden, and Distinguished Educators from several area schools. She is a small business owner (Grow a Generation, LLC) and community advocate (director of the Beaver County STEM Education Coalition). She is passionate about empowering kids to quest after a worthy legacy (and all things STEM!). Her mission is to grow a generation of innovative critical thinkers, able to collaborate with gracious professionalism, to lead with resilience and service, and to build a more just and beautiful world.