Susan Delean-Botkin
Susan Delean-Botkin, CRNP, MSN, BSN, has entered the running for Oxford Town Commissioner. The 25-year Oxford resident and community activist believes this is a critical moment for her beloved town.
Delean-Botkin currently serves as a member of the Talbot County Board of Education (7 year member, 2 year president), and Chair of the Oxford Board of Appeals (12 year member, 3 year president). She has served as Chair of the Oxford Day Parade for 5 years, Medical Director of the Oxford Kids Camp for 12+ years, and actively served in many other local organizations including as a Pandemic Committee member at Holy Trinity Church. She has actively supported the Oxford Auxiliary, Oxford Museum and Oxford Community Center while owning and managing Family Care of Easton, an independent health care practice.
“I cherish Oxford’s wonderful small town values and traditions.” says Delean-Botkin, “We need to work together to enhance transparency and openness in communication in Town business; accountability and responsibility of leadership and excellence in Town management. My experience has prepared me to lead the way for an even better Oxford”.
By keeping a firm hand on the helm, Delean-Botkin plans to guide Oxford through issues regarding development, maintaining our “jewel” of a sewage treatment system, completing the Strand natural shoreline project, mitigating flooding issues in certain town areas by working with the Federal, State and local entities, addressing Sea Level Rise, continuing water system upgrades, completing and implementing the Comprehensive Plan.
Delean-Botkin believes “that promoting involvement and volunteerism in town activities brings out the positive energy that drives a wonderful place like Oxford.”
John Fairhall says
Susan Delean-Botkin is well qualified, to be sure. And she’s right to stress, as she put it:
“We need to work together to enhance transparency and openness in communication in Town business; accountability and responsibility of leadership and excellence in Town management.”
But the devil is in the details and Oxford residents will want to know before they vote in this contested election how she plans to achieve these goals. Reforms are certainly needed, as are concrete steps to achieve them. We look forward to hearing more.