Mary Stelletello, MA, MBA is a Senior Associate with La Piana Associates.  Mary brings more than 15 years experience in nonprofit management to the firm.  She has strong skills in organizational 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.

Prior to joining La Piana Associates, 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 Programs for the International Youth Foundation (IYF) and, prior to this, as Director of Grant Management for IYF.

Active in community service, Mary is Secretary 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 enjoys playing volleyball, biking and exploring the hiking trails of California in her spare time.