About Mary

Mary May is an experienced community leader with a demonstrated history of working in the public relations and communications industries. Her background includes Legislative/Governmental Partnerships, Business Planning, Public Budgeting, Conflict Resolution, Community Relationships, Education, and Nonprofit Organizations.

Mary is a fifth generation Idahoan and has lived in Eagle for more than 25 years. During that time, she has been an active member of the Eagle community, having previously served as Vice-President of the Eagle Chamber of Commerce, on the Eagle Mayor’s Advisory Council, and as a member of the Friends of Beacon Light Road. She has also founded or been involved with numerous Eagle-centric events and initiatives, including the Eagle Food and Wine Festival (a popular event benefitting local charities), the Eagle-Star Technology Corridor (ESTech), Eagle is Open for Business, Beautify Downtown Eagle, Eagle County Christmas, and Eagle Fun Days. Mary was also part of the Eagle Entrepreneurial Zone (EEZ Street), an Eagle business incubator collaboration between the City and local governmental partners.

She served as the President of the College of Western Idaho Foundation Board of Directors, is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Boise, and was a past board member of both Special Olympics Idaho and the Education Foundation of the West Ada School District. Mary was a member of the Idaho Power Eastern Treasure Valley Electrical Plan Advisory Committee and was a longtime member of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee, as well as the Boise Valley Economic Partnership (BVEP) Working Group. She spearheaded the Central Valley Expressway Coalition (Highway 16 Extension Project), a grassroots coalition designed to highlight the importance of transportation infrastructure improvements and increased funding, as well as to coalesce public support behind these improvements. Most recently, she received a gubernatorial appointment from Governor Brad Little to serve as the community representative on the State of Idaho’s Real Estate Appraiser Board.

Mary was an Ada County Highway District Commissioner (2019-2023), serving as 1st Vice-President in 2019, and as President of the Commission in both 2020 and 2022. During her time on the Commission, Mary represented a large portion of the Treasure Valley, including much of Eagle. She was a member of the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) Board of Directors (2019-2023), which is comprised of elected officials throughout the Treasure Valley. Mary was honored to be elected by her peers to represent COMPASS on the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC), representing District XII (which encompasses Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming). NARC focuses on transportation, economic development, and public safety, among other issues. Mary also served on the Ada City-County Emergency Management (ACCEM) Executive Council. In 2020, Mary was the recipient of the COMPASS Leadership in Motion Award in the “Leadership by Example – Elected Official” category.

Mary has two adult children: Molly (B.A. and M.A., Boise State University), and Matthew (B.A., M.P.A., and Ph.D., Boise State University).