UMass Trustee
Principal, Splash Media Group Boston, LLC

Mary BurnsMary graduated from Lowell High School with the class of 1979, attended Northern Essex CC, and graduated from UMass Lowell with the Class of 1984 earning a BS Degree in Criminal Justice. Mary and her 5 siblings graduated from UMass Lowell where she now is a managing partner of MLB Realty Trust, LLC; Chesapeake Outdoor, LLC; Splash Media Group Boston, LLC; and Capital Advertising, LLC. She has extensive experience in highway management as well as the procurement of highway advertising. Mary earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Service: Administration of Criminal Justice from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, before beginning her career as a paralegal and consultant. She was then appointed to the Outdoor Advertising Board and the Massachusetts Highway Commission. She has acted as an overseer of countless road and bridge projects throughout the Commonwealth and has amassed over ten years of public management experience, focusing on contract review, planning, and development. She acts as an Advisory Board Member for the United Teen Equality Center in her Native Lowell.