2014-15 Mentor Profile
Name:
Ellen Stein
How would you like fellows to contact you?
All of the below, but probably prefer to Skype initially to get a sense of one
another if we’re not to meet in person at the outset.
Mailings Address: 3314 East Fourth Avenue; Durango, CO 81301
Email: [email protected]; Phone: 970.749.8327; SKYPE: ellenrobin26
CC graduation year:
1987
Other education:
M.A. Public Policy & Planning, Tufts University, 1996
Current employment position:
Volunteer & Membership Director, Great Old Broads for Wilderness
Experience/areas of interest :
Environment, Conservation, Media, Citizen Engagement, Community Outreach,
Advocacy, Politics, Campaigns
Why have you chosen to work in (or support) the nonprofit sector?
Eve Ensler says it best: “An activist is someone who cannot help but fight for
something. That person is not usually motivated by a need for power or money or
fame, but in fact is driven slightly mad by some injustice, some cruelty, some
unfairness, so much so that he or she is compelled by some internal moral engine
to act to make it better.” I don’t know in what other sector I would be able to work
against injustice and for all life!
Why do you think being a mentor is an important thing to do?
It is important to have support from people that have had similar experiences as
you, that as a mentee you can learn from, speak freely with, know there is someone
there who has your learning experience and growth as their first priority. This is
not always the case for employers in busy nonprofit work environments,
especially. It is important to have someone to be able to turn to to share your
challenges and successes.
What’s your favorite book or movie?
Harold & Maude is an oldy but a goody that comes to mind. Watch it if you
haven’t seen it.
What is something most people would be surprised to know about you?
A modern day extrovert, I was really shy as a young girl.