Awards Banquet

On April 18, the Mid-Eastern Chapter held its annual awards luncheon. This year it was held at the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Hall,  Kent Island, Md., and was attended by more than 150 people. Awards were presented in multiple categories with a total of 13 award winners receiving plaques  and 19 honorable mention certificates being presented. The event was sponsored by Motorola Solutions, Harris Corp. and LR Kimball. For details, read the banquet booklet: APCO_ProgramBk_2013r3

Frederick County PSAP Director, Chip Jewell & Telecommunicator of the year from Maryland, Richard Horner plus Chapter President, Chris McNamara

Team of the Year

• DIVCOMM Rebanding Team—Kevin Daugherty, Jorel Deleon, Thomas Shorts, John Healy, Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security, Division of Communications
• Suscomm Team—Brian Dickerson, Brian Peterson, Jamie Tipton, Brett Morris and Ed McGinness, Sussex County
• Brian Stevanus, Nicholas Kovach, Cindy Coker, Dorchester County Department of Emergency Services Communications Division

Telecommunicator of the Year

• Jayme Wright, New Castle County Dept. of Public Safety, Emergency Communications Division
• Richard Horner, Frederick County Department of Emergency Communications
• Jennifer L. Shipe, Prince George’s County Public Safety Communications

Line Supervisor of the Year

• Thomas Kadunce, Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security, Division of Communications
• Kerri I. Kaplan, Prince George’s County Public Safety Communications
  

  Chapter President Chris McNamara, Bill Carrow & the Delaware Team of the Year

Trainer of the Year

• Sharonlyn Kaczynski, City of Baltimore Emergency Communications, The Mayor’s Office of Information Technology

Non-PSAP Team of the Year

• Michelle Webster, Kristina Behr, Gary Swanner, Tara Gore, Kimberly Stiles, Maryland State Police—Easton Barrack “I”

Non-PSAP Telecommunicator of the Year

• Bradley Laning, Maryland Transportation Authority
• Lauren L. Powell, Maryland State Police
  

  The Howard County, Maryland Squad B members, Honorable Mention Team of the Year

Non-PSAP Line Supervisor of the Year

• Teresa Day, Maryland Transportation Authority Police

Thanks to Chapter President Chris McNamara for submitting this information.