Ellina is the Founder & CEO of Dreaming Collaborative, a 501 (c)3 Civic Non-Profit Organization empowering communities to imagine and co-create better futures through participatory democracy.

They work at the intersection of art, technology, and lawmaking to create and explore new forms of civic participation. Through podcasting, in depth oral history research, and multiple artistic mediums Ellina threads together art and technology to democratize the process of lawmaking and re-imagine the way we practice democracy at a local level. Most recently, Ellina led the successful 2022 Measure I Ballot Initiative in San José and is a Pulitzer Center AI Program Alumni, exploring the impacts of AI in government and communities.

Ellina has served as a Knight Emerging City Champion, Multicultural Arts Leader, New Leaders Council fellow, and City Commissioner. She has presented her work to members of Congress, federal agencies, several organizations and various city and state agencies and commissions. Her work has been featured in the San José Mercury News, NBC Bay Area, San José Spotlight, Spartan Daily, Content Magazine and other news outlets.