Nonprofit CEOs and Executive Directors are invited to participate in a Nonprofit Roundtable led by Rob Levit, Licensed Consultant, Standards for Excellence® Institute. Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 9:00AM – 11:00AM, Kent Cultural Alliance, 101 Spring Avenue, Chestertown, MD 21620.

Chesapeake Bank and Trust Company is pleased to announce that Lynn Payne has joined its staff as Chief Financial Officer. She will replace Pat Stanley, who is retiring after serving the Bank for nearly 9 years as CFO.

Pomp and circumstance, speeches and struts across the stage highlighted the graduation ceremony for the Kent County High School Class of 2023. Trojan Stadium was packed with families, friends and faculty Friday morning, June 2, all sitting outside to watch 134 KCHS seniors become KCHS grads.

The Benedictine Foundation held its annual Spring Gala fundraiser, themed “An Evening In Casablanca,” on Saturday, May 6th for the first time at the Trident Aircraft Hangar in Easton catered by Momma Maria’s. The new location will allow Benedictine to grow its fundraiser and expand its outreach into the Easton Community. The “Dignity of Work” video was premiered and community awards were presented at the celebratory gathering of Benedictine’s supporters, families, friends and community members. This important fundraiser benefits the children and adults living with developmental disabilities and autism that Benedictine supports. 

Open auditions for the GCA production of “The Addams Family” will take place on Saturday, June 24th at 2 PM, Monday, June 26th at 6 PM, and Tuesday, June 27th at 6 PM. The production itself will open September 22nd and run weekends through October 8th.

Local attorney, Kent School alumna and parent Kathleen Wootton Hurd was recently elected to the Kent School Board of Trustees. Hurd was a member of Kent School’s Class of ‘01. She graduated from The Gunston School ('05), James Madison University (’09), cum laude, and the University of Baltimore School of Law (’12) magna cum laude. Hurd was named a partner of Rasin, Wootton and Hurd, LLC in 2015. She joined the firm in 2012. She is currently practicing in the areas of Real Estate, Wills, and Estates and Trusts.

To continue the momentum of our Women to Watch program, our Summer Speaker Series entitled PIVOT: Conversations to Spark Change has five sessions of panel discussions (one in each county on the Midshore!) The Kent County panelists will be Tracey Williams, Supervisor of Student Services/Secondary Education at Kent County Public Schools; Megan Efland, Director of Supply Chain at PRS Guitars and Imani Black, CEO and Founder of Minorities in Aquaculture (pending).

Sandra Wilson-Hypes has joined the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown as Health Educator on the hospital’s Rural Health Care Transformation team. The Health Educator provides leadership and collaboration with local community partners in developing and managing community health education programs and campaigns offered through the Chestertown hospital’s Aging and Wellness Center.

Local artists, officials, students and community members gathered in Chestertown Tuesday, May 23 for the opening of a new temporary public art exhibit. In honor of Memorial Day, the Poppies for Peace art installation on the lawn of the R. Clayton Mitchell Jr. Kent County Government Center at 400 High St. in Chestertown evoked the historical Flanders Field and World War I.

Godfrey’s Farm 3rd annual Blueberry Boogie 5K Walk/Run, to take place on Saturday, June 17th, will once again benefit Benedictine. Last year’s event raised over $15,000 which included a matching gift from a generous donor that has pledged to match the funds raised again at this year’s race.