Richard & Brenda Ely

Richard Ely is a semi-retired electronic engineer.  He works part-time doing signal integrity for a Silicon Valley tech company.  He holds a BS and MS in Physics from Penn State and an MSEE from Virginia Tech.

Richard started supporting his wife, Brenda, in her interest in Compassion Tea, helping her as she became more involved.  In 2020 both he and Brenda became members of the Board.

Brenda Ely graduated from Ambassador College in Big Sandy, Texas.  She is a homemaker who homeschooled her children for many of their K-12 years.  She is very active in her church fellowship and in a woman’s Bible Study group.

She is a longtime supporter of Compassion Tea and the cause of CompassioNow.  She volunteered to help in the marketing of the tea and was later invited to join the Board.