Sue Sena
Sue Sena is a catalyst for changeā€”a coach, founder, community builder, and late-life solo mom who believes that life's greatest transformations often grow out of our deepest breakdowns. With more than three decades of experience leading and consulting with social impact organizations, Sue has dedicated her work to helping people and communities navigate moments of transition. A serial founder of organizations and businesses, she brings an entrepreneurial spirit to everything she buildsā€”including her signature coaching framework, Messy Into Magicā„¢, designed to help midlife women in transition reconnect with their purpose and put it into powerful practice across every area of their lives where they want to grow and expand.
Sue's journey is shaped by powerful personal turning points. Becoming a mother later in lifeā€”first through fostering and then as a solo parent raising a neurodiverse daughterā€”profoundly reshaped her understanding of resilience, purpose, and personal power. These experiences deepened her commitment to supporting women and changemakers as they move through uncertainty and reinvention. Her work spans creative practice, social justice, and personal development, including her role as co-founder of the Swish Ally Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation, the first donor-advised fund created by LGBTQ+ allies to amplify marginalized voices and celebrate diverse paths to belonging.
Through the Acosta Institute Fellowship, Sue hopes to continue exploring how storytelling, vulnerability, and community can help people step more fully into their power. As a seeker, healer, and connector, she enters the Fellowship eager to learn alongside others who are committed to building more compassionate and courageous forms of leadershipā€”spaces where curiosity, creativity, and shared humanity guide the work of transformation.
