Prominent educator and nonprofit leader joins LJMN Board of Directors

FALLS VILLAGE — Nancy Elting, who has lived with her family in Millerton since the early 70s, has joined the board of LJMN Media, the nonprofit publisher of The Lakeville Journal and The Millerton News.

“Nancy’s joining the Board represents our expanded commitment to the communities served by The Millerton News. We welcomeher leadership and experience to our organization,” said Board Chair Dan Dwyer.

Elting spent most of her career in education, including two decades at the Spence School in New York City as a teacher, Admissions Director, Division Head, and Interim Head of School. She currently serves on Spence’s Advisory Board. Elting was also the Interim Head of The Town Hill School in Lakeville, Connecticut, overseeing the merger with Indian Mountain School. She served as the Interim Head of The Bronx Charter School for Children and The School at Columbia University.

A champion of local volunteering, Elting spent nine years on the North E1ast Community Center Board (NECC), the last two as its Chair. Elting said, “having tiptoed into the field of journalism as advisor to The Spence School newspaper, I recognize the importance of honest reporting to our community, and hope to support the publications in any way I can.”