BOARD MEETING NOTICE:

The next Talbot SCD Board of Supervisors meeting will be on Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 PM at the Talbot Agricultural Service Center

The Talbot SCD Board of Supervisors provides overall supervision and sets policy assuring that the district performs tasks required by law and memorandums of understanding. Supervisors are appointed to represent farming, forestry, wildlife, suburban/urban interests, and other natural resource interests in the district.

Appointments are made by:

  • Talbot County Government

  • Talbot County Farm Bureau

  • Talbot County Cooperative Extension

Two supervisors are appointed by the SSCC from among residents of Talbot County. Each term is five (5) years.

Past & Current Supervisors (Years Active)

  1. Norman Fike (1958-1996) - Past MASCD president

  2. Earl J. Hutchison (1958-1980)

  3. J. Marion Bryan (1958-1961)

  4. Sidney H. Mielke (1958-1967)

  5. Graham Price (1958-1967)

  6. William E. Sharp Jr. (1961-1988)

  7. Euguene Schwaninger (1967-1984)

  8. Donald Bridges (1967-1989)

  9. William N. Beaven (1980-2005)

  10. Alan Baynard (1984-1998)

  11. Phillip E. Councell (1988-1993)

  12. John Swaine, III (1989-present)

  13. S. Taylor Spies (1993-2014)

  14. Catherine Hunt (1996-2002)

  15. Jennifer Kemp (1998-2000)

  16. Lemmie Swann (2001-2023)

  17. Daniel Palmer (2002-2006)

  18. Kyle Hutchison (2005-present)

  19. Jane Ward (2006-2011)

  20. Lewis Smith (2011-2024)

  21. Phillip Foster (2014-2019)

  22. Sarah Everhart (2019-2022)

  23. Colin Jones (2022-Present)

  24. Hannah Harrison (2023-Present)

  25. Vacant

Left to right: Colin Jones, Lemmie Swann, Kyle Hutchison, Bill Foster, Lewis Smith, John Swaine III.

Current Board Members & Associates

  • John Swaine III, Chairman (County Appointee) & MASCD President

  • Colin Jones, Vice Chairman (Farm Bureau)

  • Kyle Hutchison, Treasurer (At-Large)

  • Hannah Harrison, Member (UMD Extension)

  • Vacant, Member (At-Large)

  • William Foster, Associate

  • Raymond Harrison III, Associate

  • Gavin Roe, Associate

  • Norman Fike, Honorary Member

  • Shannon Dill (Extension Service), Secretary

About Our Board Meetings

The Board typically meets every 2nd Wednesday of each month.

The public is encouraged to attend but should contact Shawn Smith before the meeting at shawn.smith@maryland.gov to confirm meeting date and location.

Example Monthly Agenda
Board of Supervisors Meeting
Date

  1. Call meeting to order

  2. Approval of last board meeting minutes

  3. Treasurer’s report

  4. Financial reports

  5. Correspondence

  6. Old business

  7. New business

  8. District Conservationist report

  9. District Managers report

  10. Service center report

  11. Adjournment of meeting