Peni Ellis
My husband and our 4 children have regularly attended the weekly family service in Bethell Hall since 2014, when our daughter started preschool at Saint David's Day School. I have regularly attended, and enjoy the Crail C lectures while our children are in Youth Formation.
I have a degree in Psychology from the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio. I moved to Austin in 1997 and worked for 2 years at a local non-profit, Austin Family House. During my time at Austin Family House, I helped women in recovery and their children. After working at Austin Family House, I took a job with Apple. After more than 10 years working at Apple in sales operations and supply chain management, I left to focus on family and start my own business. I currently run our family real estate and development company, Ellis Real Estate and Development, LLC. I believe my background will help me contribute to the planning and organizational needs of the church. I also think that having four children ages 6 to 17 helps give me additional perspective.
My community involvement has been with my children’s schools, and support of Austin Parks Foundation, and Austin Habitat for Humanity.
Over the past couple of years, I have been looking for ways to get more involved with the community and our church. When Rex Hunt asked if I would be interested in serving on the Vestry, I felt called to say yes. I felt Rex’s phone call was a little nudge from God calling me to get involved at St. David’s in a meaningful way.