Ellen McCulloch Lovell

EML Consulting Warren Wilson College About I've enjoyed a career that alternates and sometimes combines advancing cultural life, higher education, government and politics. Young people deserve opportunities for broad, humanistic educations that include the arts. Citizens'​lives are enriched by participating in the democratic system and by enlarging their global awareness.... see more Activity See all 791 followers No alternative text description for this image These poems are powerful, beautiful, and so painfully accurate —congratulations on their publication Abby! Ellen commented Experience EML Consulting Principal Company NameEML Consulting Dates EmployedJul 2015 – Present Employment Duration5 yrs 2 mos Studies include analysis of nonprofit capacity, advice on strategic planning and opportunities, board development, fundraising, participation in public policy. Marlboro College President Company NameMarlboro College Dates EmployedApr 2004 – Jun 2015 Employment Duration11 yrs 3 mos Leadership of liberal arts college and graduate studies; collaboration with board, faculty, staff and students; oversight of policies, programs, and physical plant; fundraising to sustain the college and financial aid. Initiated marketing strategies; approved and participated in communications to all constituencies including alumni and public.Spokesperson for the importance of liberal studies and about federal policies affecting the quality and diversity of higher education. Led five accreditation teams to other colleges.Former chair of the Association of Vermont Independent Colleges. … see more Library of Congress Director, Veterans History Project Company NameLibrary of Congress Dates Employed2001 – 2004 Employment Duration3 yrs LocationWashington D.C. Metro Area Founding director, taking program from legislation to realization: assembled a team at the LoC, created interview and submission guidelines to collect the first-hand stories of war-time experiences from veterans, Red Cross workers, and other participants; established archives and collections practices; publicized program and appeared in public and in the press to promote participation. … see more The White House Deputy Assistant to the President and Advisor to the First Lady Company NameThe White House Dates EmployedMar 1997 – Jan 2001 Employment Duration3 yrs 11 mos LocationWashington D.C. Metro Area Deputy Chief of Staff to Hillary Rodham Clinton, then Executive Director of the White House Millennium Council, creating lasting programs to highlight U.S. innovation and creativity, including Save America's Treasures, Millennium Trails, Millennium Communities, and international cooperation to mark the passage into the next century. President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Executive Director Company NamePresident's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Dates Employed1994 – 1997 Employment Duration3 yrs LocationWashington D.C. Metro Area Appointed to lead a presidential advisory committee to promote the arts and the humanities, with Hilllary Rodham Clinton as Honorary Chair, and former U.S. Congressman John Brademas as Chairman. The Committee comprised presidential appointees such as artists Isaac Stern, Rita Moreno, and David Henry Hwang and CEOs such as John Bryan (Sara Lee), Harvey Golub (AmX), and Harold Williams (Getty Trust) as well as the heads of federal agencies with cultural programs, including NEA, NEH, IMLS, State, Education and others. Published numerous studies and recommendations to improve cultural life in the U.S.: Creative America, Coming Up Taller, Champions of Change, The Arts Advantage. … see more U.S. Senate Chief of Staff to Senator Patrick J. Leahy Company NameU.S. Senate Dates EmployedNov 1983 – Feb 1994 Employment Duration10 yrs 4 mos LocationWashington D.C. Metro Area Chief of Staff to Vermont's Democratic Senator Patrick J. Leahy, working closely with him and coordinating state and committee staff to advance his policy agenda. As his political designee, participated in numerous state and national campaigns. Traveled extensively with the Senator in Vermont and abroad. Experienced and supported his increasing levels of responsibility and seniority and his national profile in many areas of domestic and foreign policy. … see more Vermont Council on the Arts Program then Executive Director Company NameVermont Council on the Arts Dates Employed1970 – 1983 Employment Duration13 yrs Established and managed the major programs of the state arts agency, including grants to cultural organizations and individual artists, artists in schools, folklife and museum programs, touring artists, and technical assistance for cultural workers.Co-founded The Governor's Institutes of Vermont and the New England Foundation for the Arts. Worked with successive Governors and Legislators to assure public funding; raised private resources to support programs. Promoted public perception of and participation in the arts by Vermonters of all ages. Served on Executive Committee of the National Assembly of State3 Arts Agencies, also on numerous panels for the National Endowment for the Arts. … see more Show fewer experiences Education Warren Wilson College Warren Wilson College Degree NameMaster’s DegreeField Of Studypoetry Dates attended or expected graduation2010 – 2012 MFA in Creative Writing Bennington College Bennington College Degree NameBachelor’s DegreeField Of StudyPhilosophy, Aesthetics Dates attended or expected graduation1968 – 1969 Gujarat Vidyapith Gujarat Vidyapith Field Of StudyReligion and art Dates attended or expected graduation1967 – 1967 School for International Training Study Abroad Semester Show 1 more education Licenses & Certifications Harvard University Certificate in Arts Administration, Harvard Business School Issuing authorityHarvard University Volunteer Experience Smithsonian Institution board member for many organizations Company NameSmithsonian Institution Chair, Advisory Council for the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage