Mary Seaton

Mary Seaton is the Assistant Director of College Relations in the College of Ag Sciences at Penn State.  She joined the college in 2006.  In addition to external relations, one of her many responsibilities includes leading the Office of Conferences and Short Courses, which she has helped transformed into a highly productive central service unit for college faculty and staff. She has over 20 years of experience developing, implementing, and managing programs and events. 

Mary started her career in hotel and restaurant management, working for 15 years in the service industry.  Building on her knowledge of event operations in hotels and restaurants, Mary took her first Penn State position as Event Coordinator at the Hintz Family Alumni Center in 2001, supporting over 700 alumni and university events each year.  Mary then took on additional responsibilities for the Penn State Alumni Association was promoted to the Assistant Director of Alumni Events.

In addition to working at Penn State, Mary is a proud Penn Stater.