Citizens for Modern Transit Names Ellie Glenn Harmon as Board Chair 

The region’s transit advocacy organization Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) has named Ellie Glenn Harmon, Director of Government Relations at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, as the Chair of its Board of Directors. She succeeds D’Andre Braddix, Ombudsperson at St. Louis Community College, who has served on CMT’s Board since 2014 and in the role as Chair since 2023. Harmon was elected during CMT’s 41st Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon held Sept. 19 at the Marriot Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis. She will serve a two-year term.

Harmon has been part of the BJC HealthCare System since 2014, serving as the Director of Government Relations for St. Louis Children’s Hospital. In this role, she advocates for children’s health care issues on behalf of the hospital, their providers and staff, and their patients and families in Washington, D.C., and in the Missouri and Illinois Legislatures. She has previously served as Director of the Office of Governmental Policy and Legislation for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, helping to shape and advocate for evidence-based public health policies that improve the health and lives of Missourians across their lifespans, and as the Legislative Director for former Missouri state Senator Joan Bray, working on a myriad of public policy initiatives from health care to tax policy to transportation issues.

She has been a CMT Board Member since 2022, most recently serving on the executive committee and as secretary. She also currently serves on the executive committee for the board of the Missouri Network Against Child Abuse and on the board of Kids Win Missouri; volunteers as a Legislative School teacher at Missouri Boys State; is a guest lecturer for various political science and policy courses at WashU and St. Louis University; and is a founding member of the Missouri Women’s Policy Network.

Harmon resides in south St. Louis City.

“Ellie’s leadership and expertise on government relations and the state legislature will be critical as we begin work to rebuild the state’s public transit investment which was slashed this past session,” said Kimberly Cella, executive director of CMT. “We look forward to all that will be accomplished under her leadership.”

To learn more, visit www.CMT-STL.org.

Citizens for Modern Transit
Citizens for Modern Transit is the St. Louis region’s transit advocacy organization. Established in 1985 to help bring light rail to St. Louis, CMT’s mission is focused on championing, challenging, encouraging and advocating for public transit in an effort to drive economic growth and improve quality of life. To help support this mission, the organization works to develop ridership programming, transform spaces around transit stops, help secure local and federal transit funding, serve as a strong and effective voice on transit-related issues and opportunities, and ensure safe, convenient, user-friendly and affordable access to the area’s integrated public transportation system. To learn more, visit www.CMT-STL.org or follow the organization on Facebook, X, Instagram or LinkedIn.