Mission Statement
We were created for and are tasked with the following:
- To advise and educate regarding the proper care and preservation of graves, gravestones, walls, and fences, known cemetery best practices, and the laws applicable to burial grounds and cemeteries.
- To review Maine statutes applicable to burying grounds and cemeteries and provide information to the Maine Legislature on recommended changes.
Members of the Maine State Cemetery Preservation Commission
Commissioner serve three year terms; officers serve one year terms. Terms begin on January 1 and end on December 31.
- Helen A. Shaw, chair, Maine Old Cemetery Association (2025)
- Hugh H. LeMaster, vice-chair, Maine Cemetery Association (2025)
- Julie A. Cromwell, secretary, Maine Association of Realtors (2026)
- Eleanor Carver, Maine Old Cemetery Association (2026)
- Wesley Brumbaugh, Maine Cemetery Association (2027)
- Debbie Allen Grover, Maine Town & City Clerks Association (2025)
- Melinda Duval, Maine Municipal Association (2025)
- Jim Lynch, Maine Funeral Directors Association (2026)
- Ryan Lorrain, Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services
- David Richmond (ex officio), Director, Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services
- Jamie Rice, Maine Historical Society (2026)