Current Boards and Appointments

• Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
• Hillsborough Head Start Community Foundation, Inc.
• Council of Governments
• Tampa Bay Estuary Program Policy Board
• Florida Aquarium
• City Council Parks, Recreation & Culture Committee, Chair
• City Council Public Works Committee, Vice Chair
• Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)

Prior Service

• Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), 2007-2011
• Livable Roadways Committee, Chair 2007-2008 & 2009-2011
• Tampa Historic Streetcar, Inc., Board of Directors, 2007-2009
• Public Art Committee, 2008-2011
• Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), Vice-Chair 2008-2009

Personal Background

• Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1959
• Graduated from University of Michigan with a BFA in 1982
• Arts Administrator for the Art Institute of Chicago 1985 - 1998
• Mulhern Fine Arts Management 1998-2002
• Freelance journalist
• Mary Mulhern and Associates, Graphic design and copywriting business
• Married to Cameron Dilley, co-founder of WMNF Community Radio
• Children: Isabel and Miles
• Elected to Tampa City Council, District 2 At-Large 2007-2011; Re-elected 2011-2015