Mr. Ellman is a founder, and partner at the public relations firm Beck Ellman Heald, has more than 35 years of experience as a marketing professional. Prior to founding the Beck-Ellman Agency in 1986, he worked in corporate communications for high-tech companies and spent 14 years as a professor of English and creative writing with institutions such as the University of California, Irvine, Pepperdine University, and San Diego State University. Mr. Ellman has applied his extensive public relations experience to help bring awareness to McAlister Institute and its mission. He joined the board in 2014 and became Vice President in 2017.