Mary Jane Borden is a writer, artist, and activist in drug policy reform from Ohio. She is a co-founder of the Ohio Patient Network and currently serves as its Treasurer and Director of Public Relations. She also holds the position of Business Manager with DrugSense/MAP.

Borden received a B.A. from Otterbein College and an MBA from the University of Dayton. She also earned the Accredited in Public Relations (APR) certification from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

For nine years, Borden worked for Adria Laboratories, now part of Pharmacia, first as Market Research Analyst and later as Senior Analyst. At the time, Adria was one of the leading marketers of cancer chemotherapeutic agents in the United States. Borden conducted numerous studies for Adria product and executive management, including a forecast of the growth in the AIDS population through 2002 using a multiple regression analysis, a review of all compounds in Phase III of clinical trials worldwide, and a complete overview of the geriatric pharmaceutical market.