Ellen Macke
Ellen Macke
Director, Government and Public Affairs
Ellen Macke is Director, Government and Public Affairs for Columbia Gas of Ohio. Her responsibilities include leading a team consisting of state government, local public affairs, economic development, large customer relations and community engagement that nurture and enhance relationships across Ohio.
Prior to this role, Ellen served as Manager, Community Engagement for Columbia Gas of Ohio. In this role, Ellen oversaw Columbia Gas' philanthropic program, Columbia Cares, identified and engaged employees in volunteer activities and community events, and developed and executed employee engagement strategies.
Before joining Columbia Gas of Ohio, Ellen served as Director of Employee Engagement at Columbia Pipeline Group, overseeing internal communications, talent development and inclusion and diversity. Previous roles included responsibility for internal communications, as well as community outreach for large pipeline projects. She began her communications career at Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from Miami University. She is a member of the Leadership Columbus class of 2020.
Ellen, her husband Chris, and daughter Olivia reside in her hometown of Dublin.