Adam Baacke

Governor Healey appointed Adam Baacke to serve as Commissioner of the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in August 2023.  He brings more than twenty-five years of experience with planning, design, capital project management, real estate, community development, and public administration, most recently serving as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Campus Development at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.  

During his nearly ten-year tenure at UMass Lowell, he led the team responsible for all aspects of campus planning, real estate, and capital project delivery during a period of dramatic physical campus expansion, increased enrollment, and research growth as the institution emerged as one of New England’s leading comprehensive public research universities.

Before joining the UMass Lowell administration, Baacke spent fourteen years at the City of Lowell, including serving as Assistant City Manager and Director of Planning and Development.  He championed award-winning initiatives in master planning, land-use regulation, development review, urban revitalization, and cultural development, many of which became statewide models for Gateway City renewal.

Early in his career, he worked as a designer of museum exhibits, theater scenery, and special events and as a historic preservation planner.  He has also taught courses in the Honors College at UMass Lowell and at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.

His civic engagement activities include service on the boards of directors and building committees for numerous non-profit and community organizations in the arts, education, food justice, economic development, and child welfare.  He currently chairs the City of Lowell’s Community Preservation Committee and serves as a trustee of the Merrimack Repertory Theatre.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a master’s from UMass Boston’s McCormack Institute.