OUR VISION
Green Wings is a non-profit organization founded by flight crew, aimed at increasing environmental sustainability in aviation.
Our mission is to inspire changes in flight crews at the individual level. Small changes can make a huge difference!
By partnering with airlines, we can expand the movement, create policy changes, gather and share data, and ultimately collaborate for a brighter future.
Through all of this, we can spark a change in culture within the airlines, with sustainability at the forefront.
- Jordan Bjostad and Jackson Thomson
PEOPLE UNITED BY PASSION
Green Wings is about people drawn together by twin passions for aviation and the natural environment. People who believe you don’t have to choose one over the other. People who want to bring environmental responsibility to the way we fly.
Jordan Bjostad
Founder
Austin, Tx
Jordan is an airline pilot, avid hiker, scuba diver, and world explorer. Wants to preserve this beautiful planet for many generations to come.
Jackson Thomson
Founder
Melbourne, Australia
An Aussie pilot living in Chicago. Loves travel—partly as an escape from mid-western winters, partly to visit beautiful beaches, mountains or anywhere with cool animals. Passionate about sustainability. Wants to keep the oceans clean and the ski resorts thriving.
Danielle LaRauf
Social media extraordinaire
Golden, CO
Dani has experience managing social media platforms for companies, and she’s doing a amazing job helping with ours. She’s a nature lover and quite easily the best dancer among us (not much competition there though!)
Adam Hecht
R&D
Small town, Illinois
Adam spearheads our research programs and has a knack for disseminating the right information. He’s the only member we know of to have a hole-in-one, a connoisseur of fine whiskey and is our go to guy for any recycling related questions.
Jenn Cha
In-flight specialist / R&D
Cherry Hill, NJ
Jenn is a flight attendant, EMT, skier, and nerdy Scrabble enthusiast. Working towards building a symbiotic relationship between meaningful travel and taking care of the earth. Passionate about zero waste philosophy and sustainable living.
Jon Boersma
Director of Recruitment & Member Outreach
Lisle, IL
Jon is an airline pilot who is leading the charge with our membership outreach, expanding our member base, and making sure each new person who joins the Green Wings team gets fully integrated into the community. His home, Lisle, IL, is deemed as #TreeCityUSA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. Jon is passionate about family and preserving nature for future generations. In fact, his family has a “no bugs get killed in our house” policy. They are all relocated outside...unless the dog finds them first.
Scott Sorrentino
The numbers guy
Chicago, IL
Scott is pretty sure he was an accountant in a former life, and is currently keeping track of our finances. He is an airline pilot based in Chicago. When he's not flying planes or programming spreadsheets, Scott enjoys traveling, hiking, and scuba diving. He joined Green Wings to help preserve the Earth and all the adventures it has to offer.
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