Talbot Partnership for Alcohol and Other Drug-Abuse Prevention recently announced the addition of five new board members. Christine Clarke of Shore Health System, Rabbi Peter Hyman of Temple B’Nai Israel, Mary Kramer of Easton, Nancy Labat of the YMCA of the Chesapeake, and Rhonda Thompson of Easton, recently joined the Board of Directors. Other board members include Petie Bailey of Easton, the Honorable Sidney S. Campen of Oxford, Jr., Donald Cook of Trappe, Sharon Dundon of Easton, the Reverend Jody Gunn of Cordova, Michelle Hammond of Easton, Carolyn L. Jaffe of Easton, Paula Lowry of the Talbot County Health Department, Gail Phillips of the Talbot County Public Schools, Glen Plutschak, recently retired Drug Court Coordinator; Jim Reed of Oxford, president of the Board of Directors; and Aric Rosenbach of Wittman.

Talbot Partnership, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary year, was founded in 1991 as a community coalition, encourages the community to recognize the problems and implement solutions related to alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse by implementing policies, promoting early intervention programs and building a community culture that favors drug-free youth. More than 80 individuals, agencies and organizations from all segments of the community are members of the coalition. For further information about how you can become involved, call 410-819-8067 or visit www.talbotpartnership.org.

Pictured back to front, left to right, are members of the 2011 Board of Directors of Talbot Partnership: Jim Reed of Oxford, president; Christine Clarke of Shore Health System, Nancy Labat of the YMCA of the Chesapeake, Gary Pearce, executive director of Talbot Partnership; Glen Plutschak, recently retired Drug Court Coordinator; Carolyn L. Jaffe of Easton, Donald Cook of Trappe, the Reverend Jody Gunn of Cordova, Rabbi Peter Hyman of Temple B’Nai Israel, Sharon Dundon of Easton, and Paula Lowry of the Talbot County Health Department. Absent from the photo are  Mary Kramer of Easton, Petie Bailey of Easton, the Honorable Sidney S. Campen of Oxford, Jr., Michelle Hammond of Easton, Gail Phillips of the Talbot County Public Schools, Aric Rosenbach of Wittman, and Rhonda Thompson of Easton.