Dr. Ellis is sought nationally for his training and organizational development experience. This is a non-exhaustive list of his last 20 years as a leader and specialist.

• Entrepreneur (Ellis Research and Consulting, LLC) x 16 years
• Executive Director, Together Transforming Lives, Inc x 15 years
• Department Manager, NCDHHS x 4 years
• Research Associate at NC Department of Public Health/ OMHHD
• Hospital Administrator, US Army (Logistics/Operations)
• Health Systems Analyst, Wilson County Health Department
• Senior Instructor, Academy of Health Sciences

• Years of experience with budget development and monitoring
• 18 years of grant writing and management experience
• Successful auditing preparation and compliance
• Supervised marketing campaigns resulting in increased community engagement
• Experienced with using social media for fundraising and social engagement

• Vice President of alumni integration ECU Black Alumni Association
• UNC Lineberger Cancer Center COE Board of Advisors 2019-
• Supervised 4 managers, 33 employees, and 10 contractors
• Project manager for several interdisciplinary teams
• Conducted several strategic management workshops across the state
• Center of Creative Leadership Fellow, 2013
• Excellent communication skills resulted in selection as NC State School Superintendent’s advisor of parental engagement.

• UNC Lineberger Center Equity and Diversity Council 2020-
• ECU Vice Chancellor’s Fellow of Diversity Research 2019-2020
• William C Friday Leadership Fellow for Human Relations 2008-2010 involving training and interaction with minorities, and LGBT community
• Trained Presenter/facilitator of several workshops/conferences designed to improve diversity recognition and relations
• Consulted with state legislative body on the importance of diversity policies.
• Consulted with regional and local law enforcement on race relations
• Serve on ECU College of Business diversity committee
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• Experience in both qualitative and quantitative research
• Conducted and published articles involving Community Based Participatory Research
• Coauthored chapter in college textbook about HIV in rural community
• Over 17 million dollars funded from grant writing around business and social science issues

• Financial Toxicity in Rural Communities, University of North Carolina Chp-Lecture Series, October 2020.
• Protecting Your Identity, ECU Student Success conference: ECU Greenville, January 2019
• Community Engagement from a university perspective. International Conference: San Antonio Texas, September, 2017.
• Effectiveness beyond the classroom, CHIPP Conference: Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, September, 2017.
• Leading in times of uncertainty. 3 day presentation/lecture series given at Hampton University, June, 2016.
• It Takes a Village (African American Male Summit). Presentation given at New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. July, 2015.
• Community Engagement and Prevention. Presentation given at Virginia Commonwealth University. July, 2013.
• Health Disparities and Research. Presentation given at Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill. June, 2013.
• Leadership and Community Engagement. Presentation given at Morehouse/Emory University. April, 2013
• Health Disparities and Community Engagement. Presentation given at Mental Health Rural Community Conference. June, 2012.