About

Ruth Ellen Elinski has lived in Verde Valley, Arizona since 2004 and is the Program Director and a Certified Business Analyst for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Yavapai College. An entrepreneur, Ruth Ellen has launched multiple businesses and has educational training in accounting, management, budgeting, marketing, and manufacturing. She co-founded Pin Drop Travel Trailers, an award winning travel trailer manufacturing company 6 years ago, which is based in rural and historic Miami, Arizona. Her company, PinDrop, was designated one of America's Top 100 Small Businesses by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and is included in the prestigious Co-100 list. She has additional experience as a non-profit director leading alongside a 20-member Board of Directors. Ruth Ellen is a Fellow of the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership's Flinn Brown Leadership Academy, is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer, and has a degree in Public Affairs and Management from Indiana University. Ruth Ellen is a previous graduate and former board member of Verde Valley Leadership. She also currently serves on the Cottonwood Oak Creek School District Governing Board and was recently selected as a member of Governor Hobbs' Educator Retention Task Force.