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Meet Ellen Alderton

Ellen Alderton helps mission-driven organizations transform ambitious ideas into sustainable initiatives.

Throughout her career, Ellen has secured more than $12 million for nonprofit organizations. She has designed national outreach and education initiatives, developed public education campaigns reaching 90 percent of U.S. Spanish-language radio audiences, and currently leads production of a PBS documentary exploring the life and work of pioneering psychiatrist Alfred Adler. She has worked and consulted for leading national and international organizations including the United Nations, the Peace Corps, Mental Health America, and Special Olympics International.

Ellen’s consulting is informed by an interdisciplinary academic background. She holds a master’s degree in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where she specialized in strategic studies, environmental and energy policy, and economics. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Wellesley College and a Certificate in Mixed Methods Research from the University of Michigan. This combination of strategy, research, and policy informs every aspect of her consulting practice.

Ellen also brings specialized expertise in Adlerian psychology. Trained in Adlerian personality assessment by one of Alfred Adler’s original students, she applies these principles to leadership development, team building, organizational change, and hiring. She is a recipient of the President’s Award from the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology.

Ellen believes the best solutions emerge through collaboration. Her role is to help organizations recognize opportunities, ask better questions, build meaningful partnerships, and develop practical strategies that create lasting impact.

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Ellen Alderton

ellen.alderton@yahoo.com

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