Elenor Denker serves as vice president of resource planning and administration at ACCION, where she manages the organization's human and other resources. Ms. Denker joined ACCION after a 13 year career with the Harman Consumer Group, where she served as vice president of human resources and the vice president of customer service.

Ms. Denker has led a varied career, serving as chief of staff to Queens borough president Claire Shulman and as a director in the Division of Housing and Community Renewal where she guided the funding of community groups throughout New York State.  Prior to these roles, Ms. Denker worked as a bilingual guidance counselor in the New York City School System and as executive director of Woodside on the Move.

Ms. Denker served in the Peace Corps in Colombia and remains an active volunteer.  She has served as the housing chair of Community Board 2 in Queens and a founder and first president of the Queens Women's Network.  Ms. Denker currently serves as a board member of the Hyde Bronx Leadership Charter School and as a Taproot Foundation project manager.

Ms. Denker holds a BA from Tufts University in Psychology and Education, an MA from Bank Street College in Guidance and Counseling, and a PhD from CUNY in Measurement, Evaluation and Statistics.