Mark Quander

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Mark Quander
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Official portrait, 2024
Born1974 (age 4950) [1]
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1995–present
Rank Major General
Commands
Awards
Alma mater
Spouse(s)
LTC (ret.) Melonie Quander
(m. 2000)
[2]
Relations

Mark Christopher Quander [3] (born 1974) is a United States Army major general who serves as the commanding general of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division since June 30, 2023. [4] [5] He most recently served as the 79th Commandant of Cadets of the United States Military Academy from May 2021 to June 2023. He previously served as the 98th Commandant of the United States Army Engineer School from July 2019 to May 2021 and commander of the Transatlantic Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers from May 2018 to July 2019. [6] [7] [8] [9]

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He also is a member of the historic Quander family, a family of African Americans with their ancestor having been brought to America sometime in the late 17th century.

Education

A native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Quander was commissioned as an engineer officer via the United States Military Academy, graduating with a B.S. degree in civil engineering. He also holds an M.S. degree in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri-Rolla and a M.A. degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University. [10] [6]

Military career

In December 2023, Quander was promoted to major general. [11]

Personal life

Quander is married to retired lieutenant colonel Melonie Quander, an Army nurse who served in the Iraq War. [12] His promotion to brigadier general in February 2020 made him the fourth member of his extended family to attain general officer rank, after his cousins Vincent Brooks, Leo Brooks Jr., and his uncle Leo Brooks Sr. [2] [1]

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Military offices
Preceded by Commanding General of the Transatlantic Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers
2018–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commandant of the United States Army Engineer School
2019–2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commandant of Cadets of the United States Military Academy
2021–2023
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commanding General of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers
2023–present
Incumbent