Ellen McCulloch-Lovell
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Ellen McCulloch-Lovell is an academic administrator who was the president of Marlboro College from 2004 until 2015.[1][2]
Ellen McCulloch-Lovell | |
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| Education | Bennington College (BA) |
Political party | Democratic |
Biography
McCulloch-Lovell graduated from Bennington College in 1969.
She served as executive director of the Vermont Arts Council from 1970 to 1983 and served as Chief of Staff to Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy from 1983 to 1994. Under the Clinton administration, she worked as executive director of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, deputy chief of staff to the First Lady, and deputy assistant to the President and advisor to the First Lady on the Millennium Project.[3]
She was the first woman to serve as president of Marlboro College, from April 2004 until 2015.[4]
After her retirement from Marlboro, she joined the board of trustees at Windham Foundation.[5]
Career
Ellen McCulloch-Lovell began her professional work in arts administration in Vermont. She worked with the Vermont Arts Council, first as program director and later as executive director, where her responsibilities included arts programming, grants, fundraising, and support for artists and community arts organizations.[6]
In 1983, she moved to Washington, D.C., and became chief of staff to United States Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont. She remained in that role until 1994. During the Clinton administration, she held several positions connected with arts, culture, and public service, including work with the President's Committees on the Arts and the Humanities and the White House Millennium Council.[7]
From 2001 to 2004, McCulloch-Lovell served as the founding director of the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congess. The project was established to collect and preserve personal accounts, documents, and oral histories from American wartime veterans.[8]
McCulloch-Lovell was appointed president of Marlboro College in 2004. She was the first woman to serve as president of the college and remained in the position until 2015. Her work at Marlboro included leadership of the college's academic and institutional programs, as well as engagement with higher education and community organizations in Vermont.[9]
After leaving Marlboro College, McCulloch-Lovell continued to work with nonprofit, cultural, and educational institutions. She later served on boards and advisory groups, including organizations connected with the arts, public media, historic preservation, and community development.[10]
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