Ellen Spear is the President and CEO of Heritage Museums & Gardens located in Sandwich, Massachusetts. She previously served as President and CEO of Hancock Shaker Village in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. Ellen served as Executive Director of the USS Constitution Museum in Boston and she was the VP for Development, Marketing, and Public Relations at the American Textile History Museum. Heritage Museums & Gardens is the largest public garden in Southern New England having 100 acres of magnificent grounds and trails on the banks of the Shawme Pond in Historic Sandwich. There are three gallery buildings housing permanent exhibits of world-class automobiles, a working vintage carousel, American folk art, and featured special exhibitions. Currently, a special display titled Start Your Engines features Cars and Stars of the Indy 500.