Mary Healey-Sedutto – Executive Director

Founder and the current Executive Director of Hope for a Healthier Humanity, Dr. Healey-Sedutto has spent the last 35 years of her professional career dedicated to the advancement of health care, both domestically as well as internationally. Dr. Healey-Sedutto has both deep and broad experience working within the healthcare field, including: healthcare administration, both acute and long term, program and strategic planning and policy evaluation, international healthcare advocacy and partnership development, and academia and management. She was the President of the Catholic Health Care System of New York and the President of Benefice Health, a PPO insurance plan. In addition to founding Hope for a Healthier Humanity, she created the Pan American Catholic Health Care Network. Having served on numerous Boards of Trustees of medical schools, hospitals, nursing homes and other community agencies, Dr. Healey-Sedutto remains an active leader in her field. Dr. Healey-Sedutto earned her M.A., M.P.A. and Ph.D. at New York University.