Elinor, Senior Advisor to the Rick and Susan Goings Foundation and the World Youth Clubs, is the former Vice President, Global Communications at Tupperware Brands Corporation. Her career at Tupperware spanned 25+ years moving from Worldwide Human Resources to the Office of the Chairman. In 2005, Elinor was named Director of Public Relations and in 2008 was promoted to Vice President, Global Communications and Public Relations. In 2013, her role expanded to also include Global Women’s Initiatives.

Leading Tupperware Brands’ Chain of Confidence – a global movement which promotes the importance of confidence in women’s lives – Elinor worked relentlessly to empower women through educational and entrepreneurial initiatives. In 2011, she joined Rick on a special assignment in Baghdad to assist Iraqi businesswomen in creating sustainable business opportunities. With this goal in mind, they developed an initiative to inspire the development of a new generation of entrepreneurs in developing countries by empowering women through education and entrepreneurship. Established as a public-private partnership with Rollins College and the U.S. Department of State, an Iraqi female business professor was sponsored as the inaugural scholar. The initiative has expanded to India and Brazil. 

Elinor received the Outstanding Achievement in Business award from the Women’s Executive Council in Orlando, Florida. Boys & Girls Clubs of America bestowed her with the National Service to Youth Award for 20 years of service, and she was named among the Women Who Mean Business by the Orlando Business Journal. The i4 Business Magazine’s “Women’s Inspired Leadership Awards” honored her with the Spirit of Mentorship.

Her engagement in leadership roles fostered relationships with U.N. Women, the HeForShe Initiative and the World Economic Forum’s Gender Parity Initiative which resulted in her being regarded as a thought leader on the global advancement of women.