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Memorial Design Competition Governance Group

Mary Davidson Cohen

mary davidson cohenDr. Mary Davidson Cohen was appointed to the Commission by the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. She previously served as Chair of the Museum Board. After beginning her career as a teacher in Kansas City, Dr. Cohen received a doctorate in education administration from the University of Kansas in 1977, and served as vice president for adult and continuing education and dean of the graduate school at Saint Mary College in Leavenworth, Kansas; as assistant director of the William T. Kemper Foundation; and assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Kansas Regents Center. In March 2002, she was appointed as the U.S. Secretary of Education's regional representative for the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

 

Edwin Fountain

edwin fountainMr. Edwin Fountain was appointed to the Commission by then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and serves as the Commission's Vice Chair. He was a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the international law firm Jones Day until March 2015, when he left to become general counsel of the American Battle Monuments Commission. He is the grandson of two World War I veterans. In 2008 Mr. Fountain co-founded the World War I Memorial Foundation, and he is past president of the DC Preservation League. In addition to his law degree from the University of Virginia he holds a master's degree in international relations from the London School of Economics.

Libby O'Connell

libby oconnellDr. Libby O'Connell was appointed to the Commission by President Barack Obama. She was named Chief Historian and Senior Vice President, Corporate Outreach for A&E Networks in March 2005. Dr. O'Connell serves as historical adviser for HISTORY channel's programming department. In addition, she spearheads all educational and community-based initiatives for A&ETN, including History's Take A Veteran To School Day and the award-winning Save Our History. Dr. O'Connell received her M.A. and Ph.D. in American history from the University of Virginia. Dr. O'Connell serves on the boards of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage; the Civil War Preservation Trust; and National History Day. She is also on the Council of Scholar Advisors for George Washington's home, Mount Vernon.