Governor’s Office on Caribbean Affairs

Applying for an Ethnic Commission Seat  LINK

GOCI’s Administrative Director
Dr. Aitza M. Haddad Nuñez
aitza.haddadnunez@maryland.gov

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)

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

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