Talbot Partnership for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention has announced the appointment of five new board members.  Pictured from left to right are new board members Petie Bailey of Easton, H.P. Ketterman of Easton, Michelle Hammond of Easton, Allison Dungan of Trappe, and Don Cook of Trappe, with Jim Reed of Oxford, current president of the Talbot Partnership Board of Directors. Additional Talbot Partnership board members are the Honorable Sidney S. Campen, Jr. of Oxford, Sharon Dundon of Easton, Rev. Jody Gunn of Cordova, Carolyn L. Jaffe of Easton, Paula Lowry of Easton,  Gail Phillips from the Talbot County Public Schools, Glen Plutschak from the Talbot Drug Court, Aric Rosenbach of Wittman, Laura Swann of Cordova, and Sheila Washburn of Easton.

Talbot Partnership, which 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.