Ellise was born and raised in rural Saskatchewan. Ellise spent several years living in Regina before returning to small city living. Ellise graduated with distinctions from the Continuing Care Assistant program in 2017. She currently works in long-term care as well as in the community with Homecare.

Ellise is passionate about social justice and strives to bring recognition and respect to the Support worker field. Ellise is embracing all of life’s experiences with her husband and their three children.