Shana Ellis

BiographyShana Ellis was elected to the Tempe City Council in March 2006. She was raised in Tempe graduating from Tempe High School and Arizona State University, where she received a Bachelor's Degree in Business/Computer Information Systems and a Master's in Public Administration. Ms. Ellis is chair of the Transportation and Affordable Housing Committee, and the Central City Development Council Committee of the Whole.

Shana's leadership experience includes serving on the Board of Directors of Tempe Leadership ( President in 2004) http://www.tempeleadership.org , The Tempe Human Relations Commission (Chair in 2000), the Area Agency on Aging Council ( Chair in 2001-2002), http://www.aaaphx.org/Advisory, and the Valley Metro/RPTA Board. Along with serving as an alternate to the Metro Rail Board, Shana is also a Tempe Community Council board member http://www.tempe.gov/tcc.

She also has volunteered for numerous organizations including Tempe Boys & Girls Club http://www.clubzona.com, Tempe Rio Salado Little League, Tempe St. Luke's Hospital, Tempe Cares, Tempe Diablos, Tempe Sister Cities http://community.tempe.gov/sister, Childsplay, Broadmor Elementary School and Kyrene Middle School.

Shana is married and has two children. She recently retired from Tempe Community Council, after a 20-year tenure, where she worked with hundreds of non-profit organizations and community groups
http://www.tempe.gov/elected/ellis.htm

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