E-mail:
    Ellen.Robertson@Richmondgov.com
Office 804.646.5348
Fax 804.646.5468
Council Liaison:
John S. Westbrook, Jr. 804.646.7964
 Biography
Profession:
  • Community Development
Education:
  • Goochland County Public Schools
  • Associate Degree, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
  • Licensed Practical Nurse Certification, Richmond Technical Center School of Nursing
  • B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University
Elected to Council: 2003

Re-elected: 2004 and 2006

City Council Standing Committees:
  • Chair, Finance
  • Vice Chair, Land Use, Housing and Transportation
  • Member, Governmental Operations
  • Member, Organizational Development
  • Alternate, Public Safety
Other Boards and Organizations:
  • Chair, Virginia First Cities
  • Member, Audit Committee
  • Member, Richmond Regional Planning District Commission
  • Member, Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Member, Virginia Performing Arts Foundation Executive Committee
  • Governor Warner Housing and Community Development Board Appointee
Prior Career Experience:
  • Nursing:


    • Retreat Hospital (Coronary Intensive Care)
    • MCV (Neurosurgery Intensive Care)
    • Richmond Metropolitan Blood Bank Services
  • Community Planning and Development


    • 2007 YWCA "Outstanding Woman of the Year for Government and Politics" Recipient
    • Co-founder and Executive Director of Highland Park Restoration and Preservation Program (HPRAPP) now known as Highland Park Community Development Corporation (HPCDC)
    • First African-American woman to chair the Richmond Planning Commission
Family:

  • Married, 2 children, 3 grandchildren
Worship:

  • Cornerstone Baptist Church
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