Mary McSwain Steele

Mary McSwain Steele was an award-winning newspaper reporter and section editor before investing 28 years of her career as director of the RSVP Volunteer Program, enriching the lives of older Americans and their communities through meaningful service activities.

Mary is the mother of three and grandmother of ten. She and her husband of 54 years, Steven Steele, a middle school science teacher, coach, and pastor, are now retired. They live in Spencer, Iowa.

After publishing "Betty: A Memoir," Mary and Steve co-authored "Times They Are A Changin' As Told By A Couple Happily Married (Most Days) for 50+ Years."

Her third book, "Somewhere Out There," was published in 2025 and co-authored by Allan Schildknecht. It tells the true story of the search for the baby their mom gave up for adoption seven decades ago.