Ellen Catherine Gorelick

Background

Gorelick, Ellen Catherine was born on January 2, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Martin Francis and Doris Harriet (Adams) Heckmann.

Education

Associate of Arts cum laude, College of Sequoias, 1976. Bachelor cum laude, California State University, Fresno, 1979. Master of Arts in Art, California State University, Fresno, 1982.

Career

Book division correspondent Time, Inc., Chicago, 1964-1968. Accounts receivable supervisor Tab Products Company, San Francisco, 1968-1969. Executive secretary Foremost-McKesson, Inc., 1969-1971, McCarthy Land Company, Visalia, 1972-1974.

Administrative director Creative Center for Handicapped, 1979-1980. Curator Tulare History Museum, California, 1984-1987, director, curator, 1994—2008, director curator emeritus, since 2008. Member adjunct faculty College of Sequoias, Visalia, 1985-1996.

Gallery director California State University, Fresno, 1997—1998, adjunct faculty, 1998. Retired, 2008

Docent Tulare History Museum, California, 2008—2009, gift shop attendant, California, 2008—2009.

Achievements

• Ellen Catherine Gorelick has been listed as a notable executive director, museum executive, civic volunteer, educator, curator, artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Tulare-Kings Regional Arts Council, president, 1989-1990, College Sequoias Foundation Board, 2002-2005. Board directors Tulare County Art League, president, 1977-1978. Board directors Leadership Tulare, founding Congress of Racial Equality committee, 1991-1993, alumni chair, 1992-1993.

Board directors Tulare County University California Campus Expansion task force, Visalia, 1988-1991, Tulare City School District Classrooms for Kids Campaign, co-chair, 1989. Board member Tulare City History Society long range planning committee, 1995. Board member Tulare County Symphony Association, 1983-1986, 1992-1995, secretary, 1993, advisory board, 2003-2006, 2000-2003, since 2008, second vice president, 2008-2010, first vice president, since 2010, International Agri Center, since 2008.

Founding board directors, vice president, program chair Tulare Cultural Arts Foundation, since 1997. Local legacies Tulare County coordinator, Library. Congress, 2000. Member Tulare Palette Club (president 1984-1985, Artist of Year award 1985), Latino Peace Officers Associate Community (Service award 2008), Arts Visalias Patron of The Arts, 2010.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, travel, gourmet cooking.

Connections

Married Walter Lee Gorelick, December 19, 1970.

Father:

Martin Francis Heckmann

Mother:

Doris Harriet (Adams) Heckmann

Spouse:

Walter Lee Gorelick