​Ellen Chaney was raised on a farm in southern Ohio. Professionally she was a teacher and a school psychologist with the Lansing schools in Lansing Michigan
Ellen co -founded PASFI with Jacque Urso.  

The Mission of the Parkinson Association of Southwest Florida is to provide quality programs and services to educate, enrich and empower persons impacted by Parkinson Disease and related neurological conditions, as well as to increase the awareness and understanding in the communities in which they live.