Mary E. Corrado joined ASE in January 1990 and advanced through several positions before being appointed President and CEO in December 2002. Corrado has more than 30 years of experience in association management. She has delivered numerous presentations on various Human Resource topics including compensation and benefits, employee development, workplace culture, and employee relations. She also is President and a trustee of the ASE Educational Foundation and sits on the board of the ASE-affiliated, HR Management Group.

Corrado has been selected as an Emerging Business Leader by the Detroit Regional Chamber. She also received the Emerging New Leader Award from the Michigan Society of Association Executives. She was named one of the top 40 under 40 executives by Crain’s Detroit Business magazine. She was a nominee for Vistage Group's Soaring Eagle Award in 2017 and 2023. 

Corrado is a Certified Compensation Professional and a Certified Management Assessor. 

She is a member of the Metropolitan Detroit Board of the YMCA.  She has served as Vice Chair as well as Chair of their HR Committee. Corrado also sits on the Reach Alliance Board since 2021.

Formerly, Corrado sat on the National Association of Manufacturers Board of Directors and was elected to the Executive Committee of the Employer Association Group in 2003, becoming its Chairman in 2008 and again in 2019.  She was elected to the board of the Michigan Society of Association Executives in 2006.  

Mary earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and sociology from the University of Michigan as well as an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.