Elizabeth Anderson Comer

Background

Comer, Elizabeth Anderson was born on August 27, 1956 in Baltimore. Daughter of Gilbert Eugene and Olive Elizabeth (Yourtee) Anderson.

Education

Bachelor in History and Political Science, Hood College, 1977. Student, University London, 1976. Master of Arts in Anthropology, University Kansas, 1981.

Career

Archaeologist, various excavation sites, Kansas, Missouri and Maryland., 1975-1981; area vice president, Soil Systems, Inc., Washington, 1981-1983; city archaeologist, director Baltimore Center for Urban Archaeology, City of Baltimore, 1983-1987; chief domestic tourism, Office of Tourism Development, State Maryland, Baltimore, 1987-1989; deputy director, Office of Tourism Development, State Maryland, Baltimore, 1989-1990; gubernatorial campaign coordinator, Campaign for Maryland., Baltimore, 1990; chief administrator marketing, communications and finance, Division Tourism and Promotion, State Maryland, Baltimore, since 1990.

Achievements

• Elizabeth Anderson Comer has been listed as a noteworthy archaeologist, state administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society for American Archaeology (chair administrative committee), American Anthropological Association, Society for History Archaeology (chair public education and information committee), National Trust for Historic Preservation, Council for N.E. History Archaeology, Middle Atlantic Archaeol. Conference, Archaeol. Society Maryland., Council for Maryland.

Archaeology, Maryland. History Society.

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, traveling.

Connections

Married Douglas Craig Comer, June 30, 1984. Children: Margaret Anderson, Jacob Arents.

Father:

Gilbert Eugene Anderson

Mother:

Olive Elizabeth (Yourtee) Anderson

Spouse:

Douglas Craig Comer

child:

Margaret Anderson Comer

child:

Jacob Arents Comer