technical assistance and program development to
the State's 300 or more ethnic organizations and
serves as liaison between those organizations and
State government.

With the advice and consent of the Senate, the
Governor appoints the Commission's fifteen mem-
bers, who serve three-year terms. The Commis-
sion appoints the Director with the approval of
the Secretary of Housing and Community Devel-
opment (Code 1957, Art. 41B, sees. 5-501
through 5-509).

COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

Chairperson: George Foster, 1990

Martha Jones, 1988; Barry Richardson, 1988;
Joseph Strickel, 1988; Jane M. Utterback, 1988; S.
Helen Heckwolf, 1990; Mervin Savoy, 1990; two
vacancies.

Director: Patricia S. King

15 W. Mulberry St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 333^986

The Commission originally was created in 1974
as part of the Commission on Afro-American and
Indian History and Culture. It became a separate
agency within the Department of Economic and
Community Development in 1976 (Chapter 148,
Acts of 1976). In 1987, the Commission on Indian
Affairs was made part of the Department of
Housing and Community Development (Senate
Bill no. 699).

The Commission coordinates programs and
projects to further the cultural, educational, eco-
nomic, and social development of Maryland's di-
verse Indian communities. The Commission also
works to increase public awareness and apprecia-
tion of the rich contributions that Indians have
made to life in the State.

The Commission consists of nine members, a
majority of whom must be members of the Native
American Indian communities of Maryland. Ap-
pointed by the Governor with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, members serve three-year
terms. They must have knowledge of Indian cul-
ture and history and be sensitive to the problems
of the Indian communities. Subject to the approv-
al of the Secretary of Housing and Community
Development, the Commission appoints the Di-
rector (Code 1957, Art. 41B, sees. 5-Wl through
5-405).

ST. MARY'S CITY COMMISSION

Chairperson: Marianne E. Alexander, 1991

Richard D. Weigle, 1987; A. Jeanette Curran,
1988; Roy N. Stanton, 1988; John T. Daugherty,
1989; J. Patrick Jarboe, 1990; F. Alexander
Meatyard III, 1990; Orwin C. Talbott, 1991; one
vacancy.

Burton K. Kummerow, Acting Director

P.O. Box 39

St. Mary's City 20686 Telephone: 862-0960

The St. Mary's City Commission was created in
1966 (Chapter 115, Acts of 1966). Formerly
under the Department of Economic and Commu-
nity Development, the Commission became part
of the Department of Housing and Community
Development in 1987 (Senate Bill no. 699).

The Commission was created to preserve, devel-
op, and maintain Historic St. Mary's City, Mary-
land's first settlement and for sixty-one years its
colonial capital. Through the Commission's work,
Historic St. Mary's City Park was completed in
1984, the year Maryland celebrated its 350th an-
niversary.

The goal of the Commission is to preserve,
study, and interpret the site of Maryland's first
capital in the context of the Chesapeake Bay re-
gion from pre-history to the present, with a pri-
mary emphasis on the early colonial period. The
Commission is empowered to acquire historical
and cultural properties necessary for the proper
use and administration of the Park. The Commis-
sion may accept private gifts, as well as federal,
State, and local government grants.

The Commission consists of nine members ap-
pointed to five-year terms by the Secretary of
Housing and Community Development with the
approval of the Governor. Two members must be
residents of St. Mary's County and at least five

must be Maryland residents. Members are select-
ed on the basis of ability, public spirit, and histori-
cal and professional interest. Subject to the ap-
proval of the Secretary of Housing and
Community Development, the Commission ap-
points the Director (Code 1957, Art. 41B, sees.
5-201 through 5-212).

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST

Chairperson: Catharine F. Black, 1990