Mary Nemick is the Director of Communications for the City of Los Angeles’s Public Works Department, Bureau of Engineering, overseeing all communications-related strategy, planning, and projects for the City agency that leads the planning, design and construction of public buildings, infrastructure and open space, including the revitalization of the Los Angeles River. Key to her role is developing comprehensive public engagement campaigns that ensure community leadership in the projects that affect their communities.
Prior to joining the Department of Public Works, Mary worked for a number of other government agencies in a communications role, including the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA), the City of Long Beach and the Los Angeles County Community Development Commission.
Mary has also worked on numerous Democratic campaigns at the local, state and national level in a press capacity. Mary graduated from the University of Massachusetts-Boston and received a graduate degree in Urban Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mary lives in Los Angeles.