Ellen, a Roanoke, VA native, brings to CES Retirement Advisors over 30 years of experience in the Insurance and Banking industry. While much of her career was spent training and managing successful teams, her passion for the business lies with her clients. In her 16 years in the insurance industry, Ellen has amassed hundreds of client relationships who seem like family to her.
Her years in the insurance industry have been spent helping retirees achieve their retirement goals through a broad range of conservative financial strategies. She is particularly passionate about Long Term Care planning as it relates to Medicare, and Social Security benefit maximization. She is a National Social Security Advisor certificate holder. Ellen is constantly expanding her professional horizons via the retirement planning platforms she offers her clients through CES Retirement Advisors.
Ellen and her husband Chris are each the proud parents of two grown children. One lives in Wilmington, the other three live and work in Raleigh, NC. Their professions include: a finance and recruiting specialist for a DoD contractor, a production engineer in the robotics industry, a PhD candidate at NC State and a certified personal trainer.
Ellen and Chris enjoy spending their free time entertaining, traveling, cycling, boating and spending time at their lake house at Smith Mountain Lake, VA.