2023 Maryland Association of Soil Conservation District Awards
Outstanding Newsletter - Kent Soil & Water Conservation District
Outstanding Leadership - Charles Miller, KSWCD
"Charles L. 'Charlie' Miller, Kent Soil and Water Conservation District Chairman, continues to demonstrate Outstanding Leadership. Charlie, working with the rest of the Board of Supervisors and the new District Manager, set a new direction for the District in 2022. It is his goal to reinvigorate the District and make it more relevant to the Staff, its Cooperators, and the community at large. This included a top-to-bottom makeover of the District office, a revamping of the Cooperator's Banquet, and a new level of employee engagement. In addition, he sought to further engage and promote the use of Associate Supervisors and was responsible for getting the Associate Supervisors reimbursed for their expenses when engaged in District business. In 2023, he continued to build on his list of accomplishments. With his guidance and direction, the District completed, adopted, and is now following its very first Long-Range Strategic Plan. This plan was a year in the making and Charlie engaged the entire Board in the development process. During 2023, he instituted an annual board election process that has resulted in an open and fair election that occurs annually. Charlie is fully invested in the Kent District and demonstrates outstanding leadership."
2019 Maryland Association of Soil Conservation District Awards
Outstanding Employee Award - Jenny Lee Freebery
Conservation Teacher of the Year Award - Liza Goetz
