Mary Linn Leonards

Mary Linn is the Senior Director of Customer Excellence at Envita Solutions, where she leads with a sharp focus on customer-centric innovation and operational strategy. With a career spanning over 25 years in the environmental sector, Mary Linn has held diverse roles in international transportation, sustainability, hazardous waste management, and recycling systems implementation—driving measurable progress across a wide spectrum of industrial operations.

Mary Linn’s leadership extends beyond her organization through her role as President of the Affiliates Council at NAEM, where she fosters collaboration and innovation among peers in EHS and sustainability. With academic foundations in Biology, Chemistry, and an MBA in Project Management, she blends scientific rigor with operational strategy to design systems that are both scalable and effective.

An engaging storyteller and advocate for customer-centric transformation, Mary Linn is passionate about helping teams integrate sustainability into their core operations. Outside the conference hall, she’s a youth ice hockey coach, avid runner, and explorer at heart—often traveling with her family in pursuit of new experiences.