M.J. is Vice President of Communications, Lindblad Expeditions, the expedition travel leader known for pioneering adventure travel in regions from Antarctica to the Galapagos with a mission that embodies respectful tourism practices. Before joining Lindblad in June of 2004, MJ ran her own firm, Living Out Loud Communications, dedicated to the strategic communications, branding and advocacy initiatives of many leading socially responsible consumer brands from Odwalla and Fresh Samantha to Honest Tea and Stonyfield Farm, where she served as Communications VP for five years. MJ believes that business is the most important social institution that has to get behind issues of social and environmental change in order for them to succeed. Her husband MJ and her husband Dan have two children and live in Western Massachusetts. Dan leads Verite an independent, non-profit social auditing and research organization that works worldwide to ensure safe, fair and legal working conditions for workers. |