Maryland Department of Agriculture Honors Employees with Long Service Awards

ANNAPOLIS, MD (November 6, 2025) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture recently honored 57 employees for their years of dedicated service to the state and its citizens. The service awards were given out during the Annual Employee Appreciation brunch held on Monday, November 3. Of the 57 employees honored, 10 have 30 or more years of service, and one employee has 55 years of service! Together, the employees represent 1,115 years of public service and approximately 2.31 million hours worked.

“I am incredibly thankful for the dedicated team at MDA and all they do to support the mission of the agency,” said Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks. “It is an honor to recognize all our employees who have dedicated many years of service.”

Team members attending the brunch enjoyed a menu consisting of locally sourced Maryland products, prepared and served by members of the senior staff. 

You may view photos from the event and awards ceremony here. 

The following is a listing of department employees by their county of residence who were recognized with service awards:

MARYLAND

Allegany

• Daniel Lewis

Anne Arundel

• Brenda Alexander

• Lynn McNally

• Kimberly Parker

• Barbara Smallman

• Sarah Hultz

• Madeline Rivard

• Brian Kalmbach

• Cassandra Shirk

• Matthew Malinowski

• Sarah Smith

• Elizabeth Hoffman

• Michelle Cable

• Ramalakshmi Dilip

• Jessica Koontz

Baltimore City

• Susan (Chana) Turner

Baltimore County

• James Purvis

• Venus Torbit

Calvert

• Greta Jones

Carroll

• Jason Watt

• Amy Vargas

Caroline

• Michael Everett Jr. 

Frederick

• Kenneth Favorite

• Hannah Hood

• Holly Boyer

Harford

• Matthew Scales

• Christopher Prigge

Howard

• Tonya Kendrick-Green

• Wendy Lloyd

Kent

• Robert Hofstetter

• Robert Myers

Prince George’s

• Pegeen Morgan

• Hannah Peete

Montgomery 

• Assefa Fitta

Queen Anne’s 

• Hans Schmidt 

• Lori Russ

Somerset

• Mark Carey

St. Mary’s

• John Heard

• Andrew Bowles

• Steven Bell

Talbot

• Kimberly Rice

• Michelle McCulley

• Hamlet Perez Villalona

Wicomico

• Dawn Bradley

• Richard Glasgow

• Thomas Phillips

• Karen Hoy 

DELAWARE

Kent

• Laura Iacona

New Castle

• Devin Melancon

Sussex

• Keely Wells

• Tynetta Cannon

• Deborah Hayes

PENNSYLVANIA

Adams

• Bryce Miller

WEST VIRGINIA

Jefferson

• William Rawlings

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