Ellen Kamei | JPA-City of Mountain View

Ellen Kamei is public policy professional and Mountain View City Councilmember. A third generation Mountain View resident, Ellen is the daughter of a Chinese and Puerto Rican American mother and a third-generation Japanese American father. A former City of Mountain View Environmental Planning Commissioner, she is an active volunteer having served on the Leadership Mountain View Advisory Council and Mountain View Public Safety Foundation Board.

 Currently, Ellen serves as Ex-Officio Member at Avenidas. She is passionate about youth engagement and Chairs the Council Youth Services Committee (CYSC). She is also a Board Member At Large on the League of California Cities Women’s Caucus.

Ellen completed her Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, Fels Institute of Government. She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where she was a student athlete on the Rowing Team. She speaks Mandarin, Spanish, Japanese, and English.