About Us

Friends of Mary Cummings Park Inc was founded in 2007 and is a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose purpose is to help keep Mary Cummings Park, in Burlington and Woburn, Massachusetts, forever open as a public park and playground; to promote recreation consistent with the historic uses of the park and to promote the protection of wildlife habitat and watershed

Board of Directors and Officers

Patrick O'Reilly
President, Chairman of the Board
patoreilly@cummingspark.org
781-333-8532
Pat is one of the original co-founders of the group, had served as treasurer since 2008 and was elected president in 2011. Pat grew up in Woburn near Mary Cummings Park and played there as a child. He is currently working for MIT as a software engineer. He holds a BA from Boston College and recently earned a graduate certificate in systems engineering from MIT's Systems Design and Management program.

Stephen O'Leary
Treasurer
stephenoleary@cummingspark.org
Steve grew up in Woburn and is a Graduate of Northeastern University. He currently resides in Boston.

Steven Keleti
Board Member
stevenkeleti@cummingspark.org
Steven is a co-founder of the group served as president of the Friends of Mary Cummings Park from 2008 to 2011. He has been involved in environmental affairs for over 20 years with many environmental groups. He has served as a volunteer for the Sierra Club and Nature Conservancy. He served on the City of Everett's Recycling Committee to help establish their recycling program. He has served as a conservation buyer to hold land during the granting process for the Caribou Bog in Maine. He has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, and works as an engineering and software contractor and consultant.

Catherine Moore
Board Member
cathmoore@cummingspark.org
Cath is a co-founder of the group and served as our first president from 2007 to 2008. She is a local activist involved in many issues of environmental and social justice. She is a researcher by trade, having received her MA in Library and Information Science from Simmons College. She has led the search to place Mary Cummings in her times to better understand how Mary came to establish her forward-thinking trust.

David Cummings
Board Member
Dave is a Woburn native and great great nephew of the Honorable John and Mary Cummings whose farm was donated to create the park.

Our Mailing address

Friends of Mary Cummings Park Inc
#343
101 Middlesex Tpke Ste. 6
Burlington, MA 01803