Moyer was born
Ellen Louise Oosterling to parents Henry John Oosterling and Mina (Johnson) Oosterling in
Camden, New Jersey. She was raised in
Towson, Maryland, and later attended
Penn State University. She has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of
Towson High School and Penn State's Board of Trustees recognized her with the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007. She married
Roger Moyer, former mayor of Annapolis, and had five children with him. Ellen divorced Roger in 1973 and remarried to Tom Conroy (d. December 4, 2002) in 1979. Prior to serving as mayor, Moyer was a member of the Annapolis
city council (1987–2001) and the
Maryland Racing Commission (1999–2003). She also taught a year of fifth-grade in
Baltimore County, Maryland, served as executive director of the Maryland Commission for Women in the late 1970s, as a lobbyist of the Maryland Teacher's Association, and as a member of the Strategic Committee on the State Plan for Higher Education (1999–2000). In May 2025, Moyer announced her candidacy for Alderman of Ward 6. == Personal life ==