Lindsay has dedicated the last 25 years to fighting against the failed war on drugs and working to transform the world through thoughtful policy change. As the Director of Philanthropy for MAPS, she combines her love of building community and passion for social justice with groundbreaking policy reform and fundraising to help bring healing through psychedelics.
Before joining MAPS, Lindsay served as the Executive Director of the California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA), the largest and most influential statewide trade association representing the legal cannabis industry. While working closely with cannabis businesses, state regulators, community leaders, legislative allies, Attorney General Bonta, and the Newsom Administration, Lindsay achieved historic wins for the cannabis industry and helped transform CCIA during her six-year tenure.
Prior to CCIA, Lindsay was Director of Development for the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). Overseeing MPP’s national fundraising and membership strategies, along with stewarding policy reform efforts in multiple states, Lindsay rose as a prominent leader in the cannabis space. During her tenure, MPP was responsible for passing dozens of ballot initiatives and legislative efforts for both medical and adult use cannabis laws transforming the legal landscape in the United States.
Lindsay is a life-long social justice advocate and has served on several boards focused on cannabis policy reform, racial equity, LGBTQ rights and community empowerment. She earned her undergraduate degree in environmental studies at the University of Vermont and has her master’s in nonprofit administration from the University of San Francisco.