Ella Weiss has been involved in education, the arts, and community affairs for her entire adult life. Her professional and volunteer achievements share a common thread ? a singular and unrelenting devotion to the betterment and enrichment of Brooklyn as a whole. As BAC's President, Ella has expanded programs and brought stability and leadership to the arts council. She has greatly enhanced its partnerships with borough, city and state agencies. As president of BAC, Ella has helped develop innovative new professional services for individual artists and arts organizations in Brooklyn. Under her leadership, BAC has become a prominent force on the cultural scene. Ella enjoyed a long and illustrious professional career at Brooklyn College. Prior to her appointment in 1995 as assistant vice president for College Relations, Ella was the executive director of the Office of Alumni Affairs and the director of Community Relations and Audience Development for BCBC. Ella secured New York City Council Capital appropriations for the Brooklyn College?s 24-hour Library Café and for the renovation of the Gershwin and Whitman Theaters. Ella is particularly proud of her role in strengthening BCBC into today?s thriving cultural center that reaches out to ? and attracts ? all of the borough?s diverse communities. She is a member of the boards at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC) and the Brooklyn College Alumni Association. Ella holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Brooklyn College, and has been recognized numerous times including: Consolidated Edison?s ?Brooklyn Women of Essence? Award; Flatbush Development Corporation?s ?Silver Anniversary? Honoree; Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry?s ?Salute to Women? Honoree; YWCA?s ?Brooklyn Women of Distinction? Honoree; and the Brooklyn College Alumni Association ?Distinguished Achievement? Award. In 2006 she received the President?s Medal from Brooklyn College.