Mary Hofstedt

Mary Hofstedt is an experienced leader of mission-driven organizations and initiatives that strive to advance a more hopeful, caring, and connected world. Prior to joining the MEA team, she coached leadership teams and facilitated multi-year, cross-sector projects to transform communities and schools, created and led training and dialogues across the country, and worked for 15+ years with research-practice bridging organizations including Challenge Success and the John W. Gardner Center, both Stanford University-affiliated organizations.

Mary took a mid-career sabbatical prior to her time at MEA – to reflect on purpose, study Spanish, travel, and volunteer with whale shark research and conservation.She also serves as a Senior Advisor with Heartwise Learning, and works with both corporate and educational clients in strategic planning and values alignment. She’s thrilled to be based back in Santa Fe after a 20-year stint in the Bay Area!