Mary Sellers has been named the new president of the United Way of Central Iowa, the organization announced today.
Sellers will begin her new role on March 26.
Sellers, a former president and CEO of the Science Center of Iowa, is currently the president and CEO of the Children’s Museum of the Upstate in Greenville, S.C., and was previously CEO of the South Florida Science Museum.
“Mary Sellers has a 20-year record of success in nonprofit management, centered on driving
community impact. She is a very successful and inspirational community leader. Without
question, Mary’s selection portends even greater growth and success for an organization that
already is recognized as one of the strongest United Ways in the country,” says United Way of
Central Iowa Board Chair and Ruan CEO Steve Chapman.
“Mary Sellers has a 20-year record of success in nonprofit management, centered on driving
community impact,” said United Way of Central Iowa Board Chair and Ruan CEO Steve Chapman in a release. “She is a very successful and inspirational community leader. Without question, Mary’s selection portends even greater growth and success for an organization that already is recognized as one of the strongest United Ways in the country.”
Sellers takes over for Shannon Cofield, who announced in December she would be leaving the organization after eight years in Des Moines, and 22 years with United Way.
“I am thrilled to have been selected for this opportunity from a very qualified field of applicants,” said Sellers in a release. “I firmly believe that everything in my career had led me to this point. The opportunity to directly impact the community I call home as the president of United Way of Central Iowa is an honor. The commitment and enthusiasm I have to accomplish our goals in education, income and health is unparalleled.”
Sellers earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida, and earned her M.B.A. from the University of Iowa. She is also a graduate of Harvard Business School’s program for nonprofit executives.
See full release here.
