Ellen F. Heyman is a lifelong Zionist who has been a Board Member of the American Jewish International Relations Institute (AJIRI) and has been active in several other pro-Israel organizations, including the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET). She also has worked on campaigns to counter antisemitism and anti-Israel propaganda. She received her B.A. from Queens College in Flushing, New York and Masters and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.