Governor's Commission on Maryland Military Monuments

Created in 1989 and administered by the Maryland Department of Planning, this volunteer Commission has up to seventeen members appointed by the Governor. Members bring experience in military history, preservation, business, and government, and their role is to help protect and care for monuments that honor Marylanders. Although the Commission does not own or manage the monuments, its work is supported through the Department of Planning’s annual budget, along with donations from individuals, community groups, veterans’ organizations, and other partners. Working with the National Park Service and local governments, the Commission has helped conserve monuments at Antietam, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Fort McHenry, as well as major memorials in Baltimore City including the Battle Monument, the Francis Scott Key Memorial Fountain, and the Samuel Smith and George Armistead monuments on Federal Hill. 

Commission members 

• Rebecca Flora, AICP, LEED ND / BD+C, Chair
• Judge Victor Butanis
• Dr. Jenny M. Carson, Ph.D.
• Ellen Chase
• Dr. Roger Anderson Davidson Jr., Ph.D.
• Richard Evans
• Bryan Yukio Fischer
• Alexi Franklin
• Richard Gudnitz
• Nancy Kurtz
• Alfred Mendelsohn
• Dr. Jyoti Mohan, Ph.D.
• Lauren Schiszik
• Ray Shipley, Jr.
• Vincent Turner II
• Dolores Zinny