Through her work in nonprofit management, community development, fundraising, and education, Mary Ellen has developed a keen understanding of how teams work, what it entails to achieve truly mission-driven work, and the importance of partnership as the foundation for almost anything worth doing.

Over the past 20+ years, Mary Ellen has worked with numerous nonprofits, both domestically and internationally, as a founder, executive director, program developer, board member, volunteer, donor and consultant. She has seen how nonprofits function, grow, stall, strategize, and achieve impact from a multitude of lenses, giving breadth and depth to her skills to support organizations to be strategic, inclusive, fueled by mission and highly effective.

Mary Ellen holds a Masters of Public Health from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a B.S. in Experiential Education from the University of New Hampshire.