Elizabeth Frame Ellison

In June 2022, Elizabeth Frame Ellison transitioned from President and CEO to Chair of the Board of Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation (LTFF) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In her years leading LTFF, Ellison has founded Oklahoma’s FIRST food hall, Mother Road Market (2018) as well as Tulsa’s kickstart kitchen incubator, Kitchen 66 (2016). Ellison is also a founding partner of 36 Degrees North (2016), a co-workspace and basecamp for entrepreneurs in Tulsa’s Arts District and a founding board member of Vest (2020).

Ellison received recognition as one of Oklahoma’s 40 under 40 and several awards for small business and entrepreneurial support. She has given several keynote addresses and served as a panelist at a Google conference on the future of food in 2017.

Ellison received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Classical Culture in 2004 and worked for Boren for Congress as the deputy finance director before joining Congressman Boren (OK Dist. 2) as a Legislative Assistant. In 2006, Ellison served as Political Director when her mother, Kathy Taylor, decided to run for Mayor and asked for campaign help. After a successful campaign, Ellison entered Law School at The University of Oklahoma. As the class President, Ellison was honored to give the commencement address at her Law School graduation. In 2012, Ellison was elected to serve as a school board representative for Tulsa Technology Center.

When she isn’t working, Ellison enjoys travel, culinary exploration, true crime novels and athletic activity alongside her husband Chris and their boys Taylor and Wyatt. Ellison lives in Tulsa and San Francisco.