Mary Stelletello
Senior Associate
Mary Stelletello, MA, MBA is a Senior Associate with La Piana Consulting. Mary brings more than 15 years experience in nonprofit management to the firm. She has strong skills in organizational and leadership development, and planning and facilitation. In addition, Mary has in-depth experience in developing and managing operational systems, budget planning processes, and human resources functions. Early in Mary’s career she led her own consulting practice in the areas of marketing and fundraising for grassroots organizations.
Mary has completed over 100 hours of professional coaching training and uses these skills with nonprofit executives, board leaders and management staff to strengthen their abilities and skills to guide organizations to excellence.
Prior to joining La Piana Consulting, Mary held executive director positions with several youth-serving nonprofits, ranging in budget size from $150,000 to $13 million. These organizations focused on services for at-risk, runaway, and homeless youth, and legal services for abused and neglected children, and youth development. Most recently, Mary served as Executive Director of AYUSA Global Youth Exchange, an international nonprofit providing high school exchange opportunities for youth from 60 countries.
Mary's work includes positions with foundations, including serving as Director of Grant Management and subsequently as Director of Education and Leadership Programs for the International Youth Foundation. In this position, Mary traveled to more than 25 different countries on six continents.
Active in community service, Mary volunteers at her local community rose garden. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for Amigos de las Americas. Her accomplishments include an International Fellowship in Community Development sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and participation in the Salzburg Seminar in Austria on the topic of Engaging Youth in Community Development.
Mary holds an MA in Latin American Studies and an MBA in International Management from the University of New Mexico. She received a BA in Political Economics with a minor in Spanish from the University of California, Berkeley. Mary is fluent in Spanish and speaks some Portuguese.
In her spare time, Mary enjoys traveling, playing volleyball and exploring the hiking trails of California with her dog, Mia.
