Background
Duke, Ellen Kay was born on June 7, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Richard Thomas and Ruby Mae D. Student Chapman College, Orange, California, 1972.
Duke, Ellen Kay was born on June 7, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Richard Thomas and Ruby Mae D. Student Chapman College, Orange, California, 1972.
Student, Chapman College, Orange, California, 1972. Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1975. Postgraduate, Portland State University, 1980—1981.
Master of Public Administration, California State University, 1998.
Newsreporter Salem Statesman, Corvallis, Oregon, 1976-1978. Committee administrator Oregon State Legislature, Salem, 1979-1980. Public involvement coordinator Metropolitan Regional Service District, Portland, 1981-1982.
Account manager Thunder & Visions, 1982-1983. Project assistant Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale, CAlif., 1983-1984. Special project coordinator Computerland Corporation, Hayward, California, 1984-1989.
Producer, lead facilitator Sage, Inc., Walnut Creek, since 1982. Loan broker Capital Trust Mortgage, Campbell, since 1994.
Public relations director local Young Men’s Christian Association. Chairperson Corvallis Budget Commission, 1978. Commissioner Hayward Library., since 1985, Alameda County Consumer Affairs, Oakland, 1985.
Representative National Democratic Convention, New York City, 1982. Member National Association of Female Executives, American Society for Training and Development, Public Relations Society of America, National Planned Giving Council, National Society for Fund Raising Executives (planned giving council), Kansas City Council on Philanthropy, Sierra Club (San Francisco).