Mary Wickersham
Mary Wickersham
Overview
Over her past 15-years-work in public policy, Mary has been deeply involved in some of the most impactful innovative financing programs in Colorado. As Director of Initiatives for the Colorado State Treasurer, Mary developed and implemented the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Act. This innovative approach to financing public school capital construction brought $1 billion of new funding to schools. In addition, Mary structured nearly $2B in long-term bond financings for the state and created two separate state bond programs that use cost savings for repayment dollars.