Ella Clark, West Cornwall, CT

Ms. Clark has worked for the town of Sharon since 1989 as their Social Service Agent. In this position she serves as municipal agent for the elderly, representative of the Salvation Army, and fuel assistance manager. Ms. Clark has been involved with Older Women's League's Kitchen, a food pantry serving both NY and CT residents, since its inception in 1990. She used her skills in 1990 to create resources for the community by starting the Sharon Fuel Bank, the NW Corner Fuel Bank (a regional resource), and in 1993 founded the Northwest Corner Chore Service, to help elderly and disabled people at home. Ms. Clark took courses in social work from 1989-1991 at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work, Saint Joseph's College and the University of Southern Connecticut. She received her MAT from Columbia Teacher's College in New York in 1966 and her BA from Radcliffe College in Cambridge in 1962.