Michelle Ellis

Michelle Ellis is the founder of Ellis Communications Marketing and a communications professional with more than 20 years of experience in local, regional and national public relations programs, marketing communications, social media campaigns, community relations and event promotion, as well as broadcast journalism.

Michelle is a skilled communicator and brand journalist constantly seeking client stories to share and ways to elevate brands by connecting them with their audiences and influencers. She is passionate about helping brands with a Colorado connection stand out in a crowded marketplace through strategic storytelling and memorable marketing.

Prior to founding Ellis Communications Marketing, Michelle was a partner at Orapin Marketing + Public Relations. Before that, she worked as a communications consultant and served as a publicist at Starz Entertainment. She began her career as a news anchor and reporter for KCBY-TV. Michelle has worked with a variety of clients in a multitude of sectors, including entertainment and events, education and government, lifestyle and consumer, nonprofit, restaurant and retail, publishing and business-to-business service.

A respected local industry leader, Michelle was the 2021 President of the Colorado Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA Colorado), she was named one of Denver’s 2016 top 40 Under 40 business leaders by the Denver Business Journal, and was recognized as the 2015 PR Person of the Year by PRSA Colorado. Michelle is a co-coordinator of the C.A.S.T. for Kids Chatfield Reservoir nonprofit event for kids with disabilities, and actively volunteers PRSA Colorado. She has served as an executive leadership team member for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Rocky Mountain Chapter, a committee leader for the Home Builder Association of Metro Denver’s Professional Women in Building Council, and has held a plethora of leadership roles for PRSA Colorado. In recent years, she has volunteered for community organizations including MOPS Hearts at Cherry Hills Community Church, Renewed Treasures, The Kendall and Taylor Atkinson Foundation, and YANAM2M (You Are Not Alone – Mom 2 Mom).

Michelle earned her Bachelor of Arts in Technical Journalism and Communications from Colorado State University. A native Coloradan, she is an outdoors enthusiast and enjoys frequent weekend trips to the mountains with her husband, their three sons, and dog.