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Dr. Ellen Slicker is a licensed psychologist, recently retired from her long-time private family practice. She also served as a professor in the Psychology and Professional Counseling Department at MTSU for 25 years. Ellen holds degrees from the University of Kansas (B.A., M.A.), University of Northern Colorado (Ed.S.), and Texas A&M University (Ph.D.). Originally from a suburb of St. Louis, Ellen has lived in Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and has called Murfreesboro home since 1991 with her husband Richard and their sons, Greg and Tim. She has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including United Way, Murfreesboro City Schools Foundation, the American Heart Association, and currently serves on the Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital Foundation Board. Ellen is active in the community, singing with the First United Methodist Church choir and the Middle Tennessee Choral Society. She is also a member of 100 Women Who Care and the Tennessee Association for Play Therapy. Since joining Rutherford Cable in 2014, Ellen has held various leadership roles in the ATHENA Program and was a nominee in 2021–2022. She is a founding member of Leaders Supporting Leaders, serves on the Special Events Committee, serves as a new member Cable Guide, and is a devoted Table Host.