Marianela Faría brings to Seleni more than 20 years of experience in sales and relationship management.

As Programs Director, Ms. Faría oversees and promotes Seleni's professional mental health trainings, along with programming for families, which include the New Moms Group and various parenting workshops. Ms. Faría is responsible for managing the professional relationships for Seleni’s outreach efforts and partnership activities.

Prior to joining Seleni, Ms. Faría spent ten years as Investor Relations Officer for Mercantil Servicios Financieros, a firm which is Venezuela's largest financial group and is publicly traded in Venezuela and in the United States.

Ms. Faría graduated from la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, in Caracas Venezuela, with a degree in economics. She resides in New York City with her husband and two daughters.