Experience: Previously, she was an audience engagement specialist at the Chicago Sun-Times. led leads a number of digital initiatives for the Sun-Times including social media, SEO best practices and implementation, SMS experiments, homepage curation and more.
Before that, they were a news planner for Gannett and an education reporter at The Virginian-Pilot and the Daily Press in Newport News, Virginia.
Expertise: Ellery has written about a number of different topics for the Sun-Times, including LGBTQ+ news, transgender issues, Amtrak, NASCAR in Chicago and more.
On the digital front, she specializes in digital engagement initiatives and front-end web design, including the layout of the homepage and many section pages. They lead SEO strategy for the newsroom, outlining best practices for reporters, editors and other journalists and help shape Chicago Public Media’s digital strategy.
She has led the Sun-Times’ SMS projects including the DNC Group Chat and Election Chat in 2024. During major news events, they help cover stories and run live blogs. They also helped start the Sun-Times’ Bluesky account and sometimes help with newsletters and posts to Instagram, Facebook and X.
Education: B.S. in mathematics, Virginia Tech
Other social media: Bluesky