06/15/2026
Some careers are built on ambition. Susan Sellers' career was built on a question she keeps returning to: Who's being left behind, and what can I do about it?
From her first role at the National Center for Victims of Crime in Washington, D.C., to leading nonprofits across Texas and Louisiana, that question has been her compass. When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, Susan stepped in, managing a multimillion-dollar federal initiative that helped place 8,000 displaced families back into their homes. She then spent years restructuring the city's mental health, addictive disorder, and developmental disability services across multiple parishes.
A final move brought her to Birmingham in 2014, and in April 2021 she became the fourth CEO in United Ability's 75-year history. She hasn't slowed down since. She recently led the transition of United Ability's health clinics into a joint venture with Cahaba Medical Care expanding services and building the kind of sustainable infrastructure that makes impact last.
We're proud to count Susan among the founding members of the Trailblazer Collective. She keeps asking the right questions and showing up with the answers.
