Mary Sellers

Mary Sellers was named President of United Way of Central Iowa in July 2021, a role she also held from 2012 to 2017. During the interim period of 2017 to 2019, Sellers served as U.S. President of United Way Worldwide, leading the U.S. network of 1,200 local United Ways. Mary was accountable for $3.5 billion in fundraising revenue annually and the strategic impact of United Ways in 41 countries and territories. For 10 years prior to her leadership of United Way, Mary was the president and CEO of the Science Center of Iowa, where she guided the planning, fundraising, execution, and operation of the $62-million, 110,000-squarefoot facility in downtown Des Moines. Mary earned her B.A. degree from the University of Florida and her M.B.A. at the University of Iowa, Tippie School of Management. She is also a graduate of the Getty Leadership Institute, the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business, and the Diversity Leaders Initiative at Furman University.