A native of Chicago, Ellen graduated from Hamilton in 1987 with a degree in Government. She went on to receive a master’s degree in non-profit management from George Washington University, and worked for the Smithsonian Institution and a variety of Washington, DC-area non-profits before joining Hamilton's development team in 2002.

Originally from Rochester, Sara graduated from Hamilton in 2000 with a concentration in World Politics. After spending a year in the private sector in Washington, D.C., Sara found her way back to College Hill to work in the Admission Office. Sara spent a few years away from the Hill to finish her master’s degree in education and to teach high school in Anchorage, AK while her husband completed his military commitment. In 2007, Sara returned to the Admission Office at Hamilton and joined Hamilton’s Advancement Office in 2017. Sara lives in Clinton with her husband, Kevin and two kids, Zoe and Daniel.