Michele Dappert, candidate for Talbot County Council, first became involved in community affairs as a student at Easton High School. Funding had been cut for the 1:1 Laptop Initiative, a program providing students with laptops, and she was asked by Vice Principal Thomas Callahan to become a student representative to help save the program.
The laptops were saved. “My desire to run for office was born there,” she recalls. “That’s when I learned people working together effectively communicating from every sector, business, government, and private citizens, can bring positive change.”
She graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor’s degree in Digital Communications and Political Science, and is currently a Senior Marketing Specialist at Planit, a strategic marketing agency. She also feels a need to give back to the community and understands how important it is for students and working families to have support from the County. Students coming up behind her and fellow Talbot citizens “must have access to the tools of the modern era.”
Dappert announced her candidacy at the Easton Town Library on March 9. After a brief introduction she answered questions concerning a range of topics from economic development to water quality and education. Democratic Women’s Club President Lynne McGrath observed,” We were thrilled that Michele chose to announce at our event. She stayed to answer questions longer than planned and has certainly done her homework. Many of our members know her because she has been a volunteer for years in Talbot County. There is a lot of excitement around having such a smart and dynamic young woman in the race.”
Having also served as a member of the Talbot County Democratic Central Committee, she is currently Vice President of the Talbot County Democratic Forum and sits on the Communications Committee.
More information: dappertfortalbot.com, Twitter: @dappert4talbot or 443 837 7935
David Lloyd says
Given the fact that there are three members of the current Council that have voted to favor a developer at the expense of we citizens/residents of Talbot County, it is good to see a strong candidate running to replace at least one of those three.
Michael Davis says
It is good that we are getting candidates to intelligently address development in Talbot. Development cannot be stopped, and it should not be. All communities need an influx of new people to maintain vibrance and economic development. But developments that pollute our environment must be stopped. The three council members who authorized a major source of pollution from the developers of Lakeside must be replaced.