“MDA and the agriculture community are fortunate to have such a dedicated and knowledgeable corps of employees working to strengthen the State of Maryland and this agency each and every day,” said Agriculture

Secretary Buddy Hance. “Since its inception, MDA has been protecting consumers and the environment and ensuring fairness in the marketplace. It is a true testament to the value of our work that many of the employees honored this year have been with department since its earliest years.”
In addition, three employees in MDA’s Salisbury Mosquito Control facility were honored as Employees of the Year. Dickie Insley, Arthur Meilhammer Jr. and Paul Newcomb Jr. were honored for taking it upon themselves to volunteer their time and efforts to re-grade and re-landscape the areas around the Salisbury facility, at significant cost savings to MDA.

The following is a listing by county of the MDA employees who were recognized.

Anne Arundel County

• Elvira Aisquith (Fiscal Services)  Millersville – 15 years

• Luzviminda Ramallosa (State Chemist) Annapolis – 15 years

• Susanne Wagner (Turf & Seed) Annapolis – 15 years

• Dianne Dorsey (Animal Health) Annapolis – 20 years

• Bonita Sims (Resource Conservation) Pasadena – 30 years

• Keith Hendricks (Animal Health) Edgewater – 35 years

• Craig Nielsen (Attorney General) Annapolis – 35 years

• Carol Reynolds (State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners) Arnold – 35 years

• Mary Ellen Setting (Executive Direction) Edgewater – 35 years

Calvert County

• Judy McGowan (Nutrient Management) Dunkirk – 10 years

• Barbara Miller (Weights & Measures) Lusby – 30 years

Caroline County

• James Townsend (Food Quality Assurance) Federalsburg – 15 years

• John Schultz (Food Quality Assurance) Denton – 30 years

Cecil County

• Robert Tatman (Forest Pest Management) Conowingo– 35 years

Dorchester County

• Paul Newcomb, Jr. (Mosquito Control) Hurlock – 40 years

Frederick County

• Virginia Pierce (Animal Health) Frederick – 10 years

• Terry Coblentz (Resource Conservation) Taneytown – 25 years

Howard County

• Tom Phillips (State Chemist) Columbia – 10 years

• Stanley Daniello (State Chemist) Columbia – 25 years

• Ravendra Gahlot (Resource Conservation)  Laurel – 25 years

• Donald Mason (Weights and Measures) Columbia – 30 years

• Dennis Howard (Pesticide Regulation) Elkridge – 35 years

 Montgomery County

• Paul Meyer (Resource Conservation) Clarksburg – 25 years

• John Rhoderick (Resource Conservation) Silver Spring – 30 years

Prince George’s

• Robert Trumbule (Plant Protection) Greenbelt – 25 years

• Michael Cantwell (Mosquito Control) Greenbelt – 30 years

• Carol Holko (Plant Industries) – 30 years

Queen Anne’s County

• Susan Shepard (Animal Health) Centreville – 30 years

• William Hall, III (Weights and Measures) Church Hill – 35 years

Somerset County

• Kevin Keenan (Resource Conservation) Westover – 25 years

• William Dryden (Resource Conservation) Pocomoke – 25 years

Talbot County

• Howard Callahan, Sr. (Nutrient Management) Cordova – 20 years

• Stephen Spielman (Resource Conservation) Easton – 25 years

Wicomico County

• Brenda Baumann (Food Quality Assurance) Quantico– 25 years

• Clifford Jones (Resource Conservation) Pittsville – 35 years

Worcester County

• Milton Savage, Jr. (Food Quality Assurance) Berlin – 15 years

Other

• Cheryl Cook (Food Quality Assurance) Smyrna, Del. – 10 years

• Bryan Harris (Nutrient Management) Glenville, PA – 10 years

• Lynn Alexander-Kuhn (Forest Pest Management) Airville, PA – 25 years

• Ben Cooper (Resource Conservation) Hyndman, PA – 25 years

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