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Commissioner, Durham County – 1988 to Present, Vice Chairman (1994-2002), Chairman (2002-2008), Vice-Chairman (2008- )
Ellen serves on the following boards and commissions:
Durham County:
 | Durham City/County Planning Committee (Past Chairman)
| | Durham Partnership for Children (Past Chairman)
| | Durham Crime Cabinet (Initiated, Co-Chair)
| | Encore! After School Steering Committee (Initiated, Co-Chair)
| | Mental Health Board
| | Durham City-County Committee
| | Durham Open Space and Trails Commission
| | Durham Fitness Leadership Council (Co-Chair)
| | Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce Board
| Durham Workforce Development Board |
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Regional Boards:
| Triangle Transit Authority (Secretary)
| | Triangle J Council of Governments (Past Chairman)
| | Triangle J COG Smart Growth Committee (Chair)
| | Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization
| | Durham-Chapel Hill Work Group
| | Center of the Region Work Group
| | Foreign Trade Zone Board
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State Committees:
| North Carolina Association of Counties Board of Directors
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| North Carolina Association of Counties Criminal Justice Committee
| | North Carolina Association of Counties Intergovernmental Relations
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National Committees:
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National Association of Counties Watershed Management Advisory Committee
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National Association of Counties Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering
Committee
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