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Caliber Awards
Previous Winners

The Caliber Awards is an annual event honoring the work of local organizations and individuals for their contributions to the public behavioral health system in the mid-shore region. Four (4) main awards are presented, including: Achieving Excellence through Effective Programming, Achieving Excellence through the Empowerment of Consumers, Achieving Excellence through Interagency and Community Collaboration, and Lifetime Achievement.  Special Recognitions are also awarded.

The 24th Annual Caliber Awards
& MSBH's 30th Anniversary Celebration

2022 Caliber Awards winners

Watch the video recording of the 23rd Annual Caliber Awards here. Read  a recap of the 2021 Caliber Awards.

Child & Adolescent Award
Crystal Miller, LCSW-CWraparound Maryland


Forensic Mental Health Award
Senior Agent Evonne Pinder, Caroline County Department of Public Safety, Division of Parole and Probation.


Roundtable on Homelessness Awards
Cindi Boone, Queen Anne’s County Government

The late Lynn Keckler, His Hope Ministries


Aging with Behavioral Health Award

Marci Stinson Talbot County Health Department Senior Services


Effective Programming Award

Valerie Albee,
founder of Mariah’s Mission of the MSCF


Interagency and Community Collaboration Award

Doncella Wilson, LMSW & Lauren Weber, 
Minary’s Dream Alliance, Incorporated

Mary Beth Brennaman Awards

Angel Perez, 
Caroline County Family YMCA


Lifetime Achievement Award

John Plaskon, retired Executive Director of
 Crossroads Community, Inc. and Corsica River Mental Health Services


Special Recognition Awards

Victoria Poss,
 St. Mary’s County Health Department

Donna Ewing,
Talbot County Public Schools

Alberto Ardaya, 
For All Seasons Behavioral Health and RCC

Diane Flagler,
La De Da small business owner

Tammie Leonard,
Circuit Court for Kent County Truancy Reduction Program

Paul L.A. Tue, 
Minary’s Dream Alliance, Incorporated & Club FEAR

Nancy Shockley,
 Dorchester Community Partnership for Children & Families

Omeaka Jackson, LCPC
Harvesting Hope Youth and Family Wellness,

Abby Tyner, LCSW-C & Kellieann Jones, LCSW-C, 
 Striving For Wellness Together

Grace Wright, LMSW with
 Eastern Shore Psychological Services, LLC

 

2021 Caliber Awards winners

Watch the video recording of the 23rd Annual Caliber Awards here. Read  a recap of the 2021 Caliber Awards.

Lifetime Achievement Awards
Dina Daly | Dale Oberender

Child & Adolescent Award
Rachel Stoyanov

Forensic Mental Health Awards
Bill Rhodes | Angela Ricketts-Murray | Colleen Kennedy | Jenna Haines | Stephanie Hewitt

Roundtable on Homelessness Awards
Cindi Boone | Lynn Keckler

Effective Programming Award
Tina Marie-Brown
Affiliated Sante Child & Adolescent Program

Interagency and Community Collaboration Award
Kent County START

Mary Beth Brennaman Awards
Rosalind Hynson | Kathy Langrell

Special Recognition Awards
Omeaka Jackson | Colleen Kennedy | The Honorable Savannah Winston | Linda Austin | Dr. Derek Simmons | Nicole Fisher | Cara Calloway

Unsung Hero Awards
Shirelle Brooks | Beth Brewster | Eric Knapp | Katie Theeke | Heather Brown | Joe Jones

Empowerment of Consumers Awards
Cara Calloway | Megan Pinder | Stirling Ward | Kawanna Webb | Rob Schmidt | Vandrick Hamlin

2020 Caliber Awards winners

Effective Programming
Loge Knight, Desiree Jefferson, His Hope Haven

Empowerment of Consumer
Dudley and Anna Parr, Overflow Cafe

Interagency Collaboration
Local Care Team (All Counties)

Mary Beth Brennaman Award
Bernadette Townsend

Lifetime Achievement
Joan Smith
Debbye Jackson

Effective Programming:
Lynn Gurley, Eastern Shore Crisis Response Services

Empowerment of Consumers

Augustine Cook, Maryland Coalition of Families

Interagency Collaboration:

Cambridge Police Department, Latasha Nichols,
District Court for Dorchester County

Mary Beth Brennaman Award:

Jenny Jarrell, For All Seasons, Inc.

Lifetime Achievement:

Valerie Albee, Mariah’s Mission

2018 Caliber Awards winners

Effective Programming: Circlebuild

Empowerment of Consumers: Edwin Gibbs, Havens Ministries Resource Center

Interagency Collaboration: Prison Yoga Project, Jeanine Beasley, Mid Shore Behavioral Health, Inc.

Lifetime Achievement: Andrew Pons, A.F. Whitsitt Center

2017 Caliber Awards winners

Effective Programming: Affiliated Sante Group – Crisis Intervention Team Program

Empowerment of Consumers: Caroline County Detention Center

Interagency Collaboration: For All Seasons, Inc.

Lifetime Achievement: Gwen Rodney, Kent Center, Inc., Mona Carey, Dorchester County School-Based Wellness

, Caliber Awards – Previous Winners, Midshore Behavioral Health
, Caliber Awards – Previous Winners, Midshore Behavioral Health

2016 Caliber Awards winners

Effective Programming:

Talbot County Department of Corrections

Empowerment of Consumers:

Alisha Saulsbury, For All Seasons

Interagency Collaboration:

Talbot County Dept. of Social Services ‘Empower Me’ Program 

Lifetime Achievement:

Connie Pullen, Eastern Shore Psychological Services,


John Winslow, DRI-Dock / Dorchester Addictions

, Caliber Awards – Previous Winners, Midshore Behavioral Health

2015 Caliber Awards winners

Effective Programming: Caroline County Circuit Court, Samantha Parker and Francis Doran

Empowerment of Consumers: Mid-Shore ACT Team / Mobile Treatment

Interagency Collaboration: Brad Engel, Queen Anne’s County Public Schools

Lifetime Achievement: Kathy Wright, Queen Anne’s County Health Department – Addictions

Special Recognition: Brian Hepburn, Behavioral Health Administration

Effective Programming:

Empowerment of Consumers:

Interagency Collaboration:

Lifetime Achievement:

Special Recognition:

Caroline County Circuit Court,
Samantha Parker and Francis Doran

Mid-Shore ACT Team / Mobile Treatment

Brad Engel, Queen Anne’s County Public Schools

Kathy Wright, Queen Anne’s County
Health Department – Addictions

Brian Hepburn, Behavioral Health Administration

, Caliber Awards – Previous Winners, Midshore Behavioral Health

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