Ellen Chamberlain

As the Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Project Coordinator for Extension, Ellen coordinates regional efforts to provide training on Botvin LifeSkills curriculum to teachers, counselors and community partners for them to implement substance use prevention and life-skills to elementary, middle and high school aged students, their parents and caregivers. She is housed in the Culpeper Extension office, but also serves Rappahannock, Fauquier, Madison and Orange Counties. In addition to programmatic work she attends substance use and mental health coalition meetings in Culpeper, Rappahannock, and Fauquier Counties.

Education

B.S., Health Promotion, George Mason University, 2010

Professional Experience

2019 – present - Extension Project Coordinator – Virginia Cooperative Extension, Culpeper County

2012 – 2019 – SNAP Education, Nutrition Program Assistant– Virginia Cooperative Extension, Fairfax County

2012 – 2014– Health Educator, INOVA Health System