Ellen serves as law clerk to SDNY US
District Judge Irving Ben Cooper
NJ's Advance Directive for
Health Care Act passes, on which
Ellen is a legal consultant
Ellen serves as political correspondent
for a weekly newspaper
Ellen receives Lloyd P. Burns
Memorial Award from New Jersey
Press Association
Ellen co-founds JEMGLO, a not-for-
profit video production company focused
on producing documentaries for public
broadcasting and other audiences.
Ellen co-founds Voices & Visions
Productions, a corporate video
production company
First documentary Ellen produces is screened
on WNET/Channel 13 in New York and several
other public broadcasting stations. NY Times
writes review.
Second documentary Ellen
produces begins PBS distribution
Third documentary Ellen produces
begins PBS distribution
Documentary produced by Ellen premieres
at the United Nations; Ellen hosts panel including
US Senator Frank Lautenberg and Kosovar
then-Permanent Representative to the UN
Agim Nesho
Fifth documentary Ellen produces
begins PBS distribution
Ellen becomes inductee of
Jericho High School (Long Island, NY)
Hall of Fame
Corporate video Ellen produces
wins Silver Telly Award
Sixth documentary Ellen produces
begins PBS distribution. It is aired to
48% of US audiences.
Several corporate videos Ellen produces
win Bronze Telly, Hermes Platinum,
Hermes Gold, Communicator, and
Davey Awards
Corporate video Ellen produces
wins Videographer Award
Ellen is Finalist for American Express-sponsored
"Make Mine a Million" competition
Ellen announces the establishment of
a social media marketing presence as an
outgrowth of Voices & Visions Productions
Seventh documentary Ellen produces premieres
at IFP in Manhattan and eventually is screened
at over 30 worldwide film festivals, garnering
several "Best of" awards
Voices & Visions obtains
"Women-Owned Business" Status
for Supplier Diversity Programs
Corporate video Ellen produces wins
Bronze Telly and Bronze EMPixx Awards
On January 4, Stacy Robin joins Ellen as
co-principal of social media marketing initiative
and together they register Cleversation LLC
as a business entity
Eighth documentary Ellen produces wins
the Alan Fortunoff Humanitarian Award at the
Long Island International Film Expo.