Ellen Brown, Valley Alliance Women’s Campaign Chair
Having held numerous positions on the Valley Alliance Women’s Department Board, Ellen Brown most recently served as the Lion of Judah Vice President. She is looking forward to leading a strong 2010 campaign, as the needs of the community are great and growing. She hopes to educate more women of our collective Federation mission, and inspire them to partner with us.
Ellen first became involved with Federation in the late 1980s after attending the San Fernando Valley Women’s Division Dor Chadash program, which educated women about the work of the Federation. She loves traveling to Israel and has been four times, including once with the Federation’s Tel Aviv/Los Angeles partnership as part of her daughter’s day school delegation, and once on a Valley Women’s Mission.
Ellen also serves on the Executive Board of Camp Ramah and served as the Co-President of the Valley Beth Shalom Day School Parent Organization while her children were enrolled there. To Ellen, “Only Federation” means that The Jewish Federation presents the greatest opportunity to bring our community together; we are uniquely positioned to partner with other organizations to maximize our efforts so that the entire community stands to benefit.
Ellen grew up in Encino, graduated from Birmingham High School, and UCLA. She and her husband, Jeff, have three children, Matthew, Jonathan and Emily, and live in Tarzana.
