Ellen Pliska

Ellen Pliska has a diverse range of work experience spanning from 2000 to 2017. Ellen'smost recent role was as the Family and Child Health Senior Director at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials starting in June 2017. Prior to this role, they held the position of Family and Child Health Director at the same organization from March 2011 to June 2017. In addition, Ellen has experience as a Maternal and Child Health Senior Analyst at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials from June 2007 to March 2011. Before joining this organization, they worked as an HPV and Cervical Cancer Policy Fellow at Women In Government (WIG) in 2006. Ellen also had an internship at the Women and Children's Health Policy Center in 2006. Prior to that, they served as an Account Team Administrator at Association Management Center from December 2003 to June 2005. Ellen also worked as a Program Facilitator at Sex Out Loud from September 2000 to July 2003. Additionally, Ellen has experience as a Communications Intern at the Society of Critical Care Medicine and as an Information and Referral Hotline Intern at Planned Parenthood - Chicagoland Area, both in 2001. Ellen's earliest work experience was as an Administrative Intern at the Million Dollar Round Table Foundation in 2000.

Ellen Pliska earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Sociology and Women's Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2003. Ellen then pursued a Master of Health Science (MHS) degree in the Population, Family and Reproductive Health Department at The Johns Hopkins University from 2005 to 2007. In 2011, they obtained a certificate in Advanced Social Media from the University of San Francisco. Additionally, they hold a certification in Public Health (CPH) from the NBPHE, obtained in 2010. Ellen Pliska also briefly studied International Culture and Women's Studies at Utrecht University in 2002. Before entering university, they attended Evanston Township High School (ETHS) from 1995 to 1999.