
Mary Grace Houlihan, PE, LS
Project Director, Northern California
Blueprint
Mary Grace Houlihan is a Bay Area native who has dedicated her career to both public and private development. She has served as a Project Director in Blueprint’s Northern California region since 2021. Before joining Blueprint, she was the Public Works Director for the City of Emeryville during the pandemic and previously held the role of Group Manager at San Francisco BART. Earlier in her career, Mary Grace worked in design and construction on projects spanning schools, public spaces, infrastructure, and housing/commercial development throughout the Bay Area and Central Valley. She is a licensed Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor in California and holds a bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of California, Berkeley.