Maria Conticelli is the Chief of Staff for the Family Online Safety Institute, where she contributes to creating effective organizational systems - including those related to culture, communication, staffing, and workflow. She collaborates with senior staff on membership, programmatic, and organizational strategy, and provides financial and administrative oversight.  For more than a decade, Maria's primary focus has been in the non-profit sector, leading and building teams, managing day-to-day operations, and implementing effective strategies for programmatic success.

Maria graduated from Saint Mary's College with a bachelor's degree in Theater and Communication Studies, and she received a master's degree in Child Development at the Erikson Institute in Chicago. Maria also serves on the Board of Directors for Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) in Washington, D.C.

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