Mary Jean Jones, MST, SPHR, NRAEMT (She/Her)
Communications Director
International Peace Research Association
International Peace Research Association
"MJ's leadership is dynamic and proactive, and can be described as agile: she is not domineering, rather consistently solicits input in order to continually adapt and improve based on available resources." - Thomas Siller, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Letter
Lead inclusively
Develop and curate ideas that lead to progress
Support, motivate, and cultivate resources
Promote scientific thinking and use of data
Utilize diverse thought to solve problems
Seek innovative solutions, utilizing technology
Communicate explicitly and effectively to all stakeholders, including executives, clients, and communities
Maintain a high level of confidentiality
Social Media
Promote conferences, engagements, and publications
Produce Peaces Podcast (starting Mar 2025)
Culminate content for executive's retirement
Youth and the rising climate threat to Africa’s coastal communities
See previous position: Executive Assistant
"Innovation is the result of people with diverse expertise and perspectives coming together, being able to collaborate, experiment together, and learn, and it is the leader’s job to create the structure required for that collaboration: shared purpose, shared values, and rules of engagement." ~ Dr. Linda Hill, Harvard Business School, on Think Fast Talk Smart