Mary Ellen has been active in many community organizations since the family moved to Leonia in 1986. She served on the Leonia Board of Education (1993-99), the Board of the SACC Afterschool program (1988–92) and the Leonia Borough Website Committee (2003–2007). Currently she serves on the Board of Trustees for the Leonia Library, the "Leonia Talks" moderators team and the Borough IT Committee.Ken and Mary Ellen Tucker have lived in Leonia since 1986. The Tuckers place a high value on education and community service. Ken was a member of the Shade Tree Commission for fifteen years, serving as Chairman for eight years. Their grown sons, David and Matthew, are graduates of the Leonia School system, which prepared them for success at top-ranked universities and the corporate world. Mary Ellen retired from Barnard College where she was the Director of Academic Technologies, www.linkedin.com/in/metleonia.
Mary Ellen has represented District 5 on the Democratic Municipal Committee since 2010. She believes the town officials need to keep up with the technology advances of the 21st century. In this time of fiscal stress, the local Democratic Party must create an environment that encourages and values the volunteer efforts of its highly talented citizens.
