TJ is the Director of Corporate Communications for Greif, a global leader in industrial packaging with more than 13,000 employees operating in 37 countries. TJ is responsible for internal, executive, and crisis communications, philanthropy, public relations, and social media.

Prior to joining Greif, TJ was the Executive Director for the North American Forest Partnership, a non-profit organization working with Fortune 500 forest products companies and global environmental organizations to realign and reposition the forest sector in North America.

With a degree in Political Science from Wheaton College, TJ has also worked as a lobbyist for the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) and American Wood Council (AWC), a speechwriter for the National Park Service, and led public affairs efforts for a next-generation LED lighting technology company.

A New England native raised below the Mason-Dixon, TJ is an outdoor enthusiast. In 2017, he and

his wife successfully hiked all 2,200 miles of the Appalachian Trail across 14 states from Georgia to Maine. TJ currently lives in Columbus with his wife, daughter, and rescue dog, Crash Bandicoot.