A 14-year classroom veteran, Ellen Bremen is tenured faculty in the Communication Studies department at Highline Community College.  She has previously taught at Darton College, University of Nevada Las Vegas, and College of Southern Nevada.

As a professor who stops at nothing to help students strengthen their communication skills (peanut butter and jelly to illustrate problematic messages, pipe cleaners to teach communication models, and Post-it notes to reduce speaking anxiety), Ellen has received national recognition for teaching innovation by the Sloan-Consortium (2011), the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, and the National Council of Instructional Administrators (2003).  She is a sought-after subject matter expert in public speaking and interpersonal communication for major academic publishers, including Mc-Graw Hill, Oxford University Press, Cengage, and Pearson.  Ellen holds degrees in Post-Secondary Education and Communication - and is proud A.A. degree holder.

An award-winning public speaker, in 2007 Ellen became one of only four Washington State certified speakers for Monster.com's Making High School Count program.  She continues to deliver presentations through Samara Lectures and blogs as The Chatty Professor.  She is an insanely active tweeter (@chattyprof). 

Ellen lives in Seattle with her husband Mark, her daughter Brenna, and son Scott.