Sue Ellen Federovitch

As Chief Executive Assistant, Sue Ellen Federovitch provides C-Suite administrative and strategic execution support to the top executives at IPA. This includes Ed Merrow, our Founder and Executive Chairman; Nekkhil Mishra, our President and CEO; and our Board of Directors. With more than 20 years at IPA, Sue Ellen is the engine behind keeping our C‑Suite leaders highly effective. Her exceptional organizational skills, international travel planning savvy, ability to anticipate needs before they arise, and other behind-the-scenes contributions have played a vital role in IPA’s success.

Sue Ellen joined IPA as an Executive Assistant in 2004 to support Ed Merrow and our Board of Directors. She was promoted to Senior Executive Assistant in 2015 before taking over the support of our Chief Operating Officer, Elizabeth Sanborn, in 2016. Before joining IPA, Sue Ellen supported the Chief Marketing Officer of America Online (AOL), the first purely internet company on the Fortune 500 list.

In 2021, Sue Ellen obtained the coveted Certified Administrative Professional™ (CAP) certification, an NCCA-accredited credential administered by the International Association of Administrative Professionals™ (IAAP).