Eleanor G. Nash, “Ele” to her friends, was born and grew up in Butler, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh (40 degrees latitude). She began writing as a teen-ager, studied writing at the University of Pi...view moreEleanor G. Nash, “Ele” to her friends, was born and grew up in Butler, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh (40 degrees latitude). She began writing as a teen-ager, studied writing at the University of Pittsburgh, and earned a degree in English summa cum laude at Notre Dame da Namur University in Belmont, California. She completed the Certificate Program in Poetry at the University of Washington in 2003.
She is known for writing impromptu doggerel, special occasion poetry, music, hymns, and original songs. She has produced two CDs of her music and poetry, and some of her works have been published in
literary journals and magazines. Throughout her adult life she balanced careers as a health care administrator and church musician. She is a classically trained pianist and organist who served liturgical and non-liturgical churches for over 40 years as organist/choir director as well as playing piano for musical shows.
She is an avid swimmer and walker, lives in Kenmore, WA, with husband Jim and near two grown children and two grandsons.view less