Governor’s Office on Caribbean Affairs
Applying for an Ethnic Commission Seat LINK
Commission Members
Chair:
Ambassador Curtis Ward (Jamaica, Montgomery County)
Vice Chair:
TBD
Members:
Dr. Melissa Buckley (Jamaica, Baltimore City)
Gabriel Christian (Dominica, Prince George’s County)
Samantha Howard (Puerto Rico, Prince George’s County)
Luis McSween (Trinidad and Tobago, Prince George’s City)
Habacuc Petion (Haiti, Wicomico County)
Dr. Carla Sewer (U.S. Virgin Islands, Somerset County)
Dr. Elaine Simon (Islands of Antigua & Barbuda, Baltimore City)
Kassandra Tucker (Guyana, Harford County)
2025 Public Commission Meetings
Governor’s Commission on Caribbean Affairs (Held on Thursdays via Zoom from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
February 6, 2025 SPS I
March 6, 2025 SPS II
May 8, 2025
July 10, 2025
September 11, 2025
November 6, 2025
2024 Public Commission Meetings
Governor’s Commission on Caribbean Affairs (Held on Thursdays via Zoom from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
February 8, 2024 – SPS-I Meeting Agenda Video Minutes
February 29, 2024 – SPS-II Meeting Agenda Video Minutes
March 21, 2024 Agenda Video Minutes
June 27,2024 Agenda Postponed
July 23, 2024 Agenda Video Minutes
September 5, 2024 Agenda Video Minutes
October 31, 2024 – Special Call Meeting Agenda Registration Link Video Minutes
December 12, 2024 Agenda Registration Link Video Minutes
2024 Events & Programs
June 2024 – “Caribbean American Heritage Month Celebration”
Commission Documents
Executive Order
2023 Report
Sustain Forward : Making Maryland the Greenest State
