Background
Bard, Ellen Marie was born on January 11, 1949 in Minneapolis. Daughter of James Donald and Elaine (Frank) Bard.
small business owner State Legislator
Bard, Ellen Marie was born on January 11, 1949 in Minneapolis. Daughter of James Donald and Elaine (Frank) Bard.
She also earned a Master of Surgery degree from the Boston University School of Public Communication in 1972 and another Master of Surgery from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management in 1980.
Bard was a 1971 graduate of Pomona College. She was elected to represent Ward 7 on the Abington Township Board of Commissioners in 1990. In 1994, after one term as a Township Commissioner, she was elected to represent the 153rd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
During her tenure there, she has had 17 bills signed into law.
During her legislative career, she was known for advocating on behalf of the Abington School District and for her work on energy and environmental issues, including her service as Chair of the Task Force on a 21st Century Energy Policy for Pennsylvania. She left her Pennsylvania House seat to run for Pennsylvania"s 13th congressional district, losing the Republican primary to Melissa Brown, who went on to lose to Allyson Schwartz.
She died in October 2009.
Township commissioner, Abington, Pennsylvania, 1990-1994. Board directors Montgomery County Lands Trust. Founder, board directors Earth Right.
Founder Abington Trails Advisory Committee. Member council of president's associates Manor Junior College. Member advisory board Abington College, Pennsylvania State University.
Married Robert George Stiratelli, 1973. 1 child, Allison.