Executive Board
2020-2022
Ellen McHale has pursued the research, documentation and public presentation of folklore and folklife for 38 years, including serving as the Executive Director of New York Folklore since 1999. She has been involved in every aspect of public sector documentation, presentation and advocacy. She is a Fulbright Scholar (Institute for Folklife Studies/Stockholm) and was awarded an Archie Green Fellowship for her documentation in the stables of thoroughbred racetracks. Besides her work at New York Folklore, she serves as an adjunct instructor at Utica College (6 years) and is an elected Town Board member for the rural town of Charleston, NY.