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
Child & Adolescent Award
Crystal Miller, LCSW-C, Wraparound 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
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
2019 Caliber Awards winners
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
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
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
