Mary Burkholder, MCRP | Principal
Mary is an expert in economic development, transit-oriented development, housing, economic and market analysis, and public finance. She brings more than 25 years of experience working as a consultant, and for organizations in the public and non-profit sectors. She is Associate Principal of BAE’s Washington, DC office.
Mary is a hands-on leader and advisor, with a broad portfolio of project experience that includes preparing economic development strategies for South Fulton, GA; Baltimore, MD, Smithsburg, MD, Wilmington, NC, and York County, PA; preparing housing market analyses and plans for Chesapeake, VA, Bristol, VA, Sussex County, NY, and New Iberia, LA; preparing economic impact analyses of the data center industry in Northern Virginia and the Amazon HQ2 on the District of Columbia and the Washington region. She also is a technical assistance provider to HUD grantees on various programs including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). Mary managed the Arundel Community Reinvestment program for funding of community and economic development in Anne Arundel County MD’s revitalization areas. She is also an expert in collecting and analyzing public health data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Prior to joining BAE, Mary served in leadership roles in economic and community development including Senior Vice President of the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation, Senior Vice President of Housing and Economic Development for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Assistant Secretary Community Development Administration (MD’s housing finance agency) for the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, and Assistant Secretary, Business Development for the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development.
Mary serves on the Maryland Economic Development Association Past Presidents Council and the Anne Arundel County Food Bank Board of Directors. She is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the International Economic Development Council, and the American Public Health Association.
