Karen L. Ellis Named ESOP Chapter Officer of the Year by the ESOP Association

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - May 07, 2015) - Karen L. Ellis, Vice President, HR & Corporate Development, of Transhumance, Inc., located in Davis, California, was named the 2015 ESOP Chapter Officer of the Year by The ESOP Association. The award was presented at the Association's 38^th Annual Conference in Washington, DC. The ESOP Association is the national trade association for companies with employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and the leading voice in America for employee ownership.

Ms. Ellis has been actively involved with the Association on both the Chapter and national levels for several years. She is currently the Immediate Past President of the California/Western States Chapter and previously served as Chapter President. Ms. Ellis has been active in sharing the employee ownership message and working to promote the Association to new members in the California/Western States Chapter.

"I'm proud to present Karen with the Association's 2015 ESOP Chapter Officer of the Year Award," said ESOP Association President, J. Michael Keeling. "She has contributed to not only the Chapter but the Association as a whole with her leadership of the California/Western States Chapter. I'm pleased to present Karen with this award for her work in promoting the employee ownership message and The ESOP Association."

The ESOP Association is the national trade association for companies with employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and the leading voice in America for employee ownership. The core cause of The ESOP Association is the belief that employee ownership will improve American competitiveness, increase productivity through greater employee participation, and strengthen our free enterprise economy. More information: website - www.esopassociation.org and blog - www.esopassociationblog.org.