Mary Elizabeth Heffernan

Mary Elizabeth Heffernan
Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
Preceded by	Kevin M. Burke
Personal details
Residence	West Roxbury
Alma mater	Framingham State College Suffolk University Suffolk University Law School

Mary Elizabeth Heffernan is an American attorney and the current Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety. She previously served as the Undersecretary of Criminal Justice from 2007 to 2010.^[1] She is also a former Assistant District Attorney for Middlesex County.^[2][1]

In the private sector, Heffernan served as the Associate General Counsel and Director of Intergovernmental and Regulatory Affairs at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and as the Corporate Director of Government Relations for CareGroup Health Care System.^[2][1]

Heffernan is an alumnus of Framingham State College, Suffolk University Law School, and Suffolk University School of Management.^[1] She is a member of the Framingham State University Board of Trustees.^[3] She resides in West Roxbury with her two children.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Secretary Heffernan". The Official Website of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS). Commonwealth of Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Public+Safety+Agencies&L2=Office+of+the+Secretary&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=secretary_eops_bio&csid=Eeops. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mary Elizabeth Heffernan, Undersecretary of Criminal Justice". Boston.com. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/gallery/deval_patricks_staff?pg=24. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
3. ^ Turner, Megan. "FSC graduate Heffernan gives back with a life of public service". The Gatepost.com. http://www.thegatepost.com/archives/s07/s07_019.html. Retrieved 15 July 2011.