Prior to her career in radio, Ellen worked in coral reef conservation, spent a couple of years officiating union elections, and scooped more Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream professionally than you could eat without inducing type 2 diabetes. As a radio producer she’s worked as a reporter, a talk show booker, a tape cutter, montage maker, a voice over artist, a news editor, and podcast guru. Currently, she is Radiolab’s Executive Producer, and works frequently with The Takeaway on science news coverage.