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Family Owned State Farm Insurance Agency Opens in Odenton State Farm Insurance agents, Tammy Counts and Paul Counts, with 25 years and 19 years insurance experience respectively, opened a new office in Odenton in July. Tammy and Paul Counts celebrated the opening of their new office in a newly renovated building located at 1416 Annapolis Road and are thrilled to be serving their community where they have lived and raised their two sons for the past 17 years. “We are really looking forward to spending more time in the community and helping our neigh bors with all of their insurance needs,” says Tammy. “We also enjoy giving back to our community and plan on hosting several events throughout the year.”

LEADERSHIP ANNE ARUNDEL’S NEW BOARD MEMBERS On July 1st, Leadership Anne Arundel welcomed new board members to the helm of the nonprofit 501c3 organization. The premier leadership training and networking institute in Anne Arundel County, LAA’s mission is to provide people of diverse backgrounds with the education, resources, and net works necessary to become successful proactive leaders. The new board members are: Christina Majernik, executive vice president at Domain5, a professional cybersecurity advisory firm; Kirk Murray, president and CEO, Anne Arundel Work force Development Corporation; Shawn Noratel, founding partner and creative director at Liquified Creative; Mike Russo, a partner of Council, Baradel, Kosmerl & Nolan, P.A.; Dee Ward, owner of All About Investing, B.L.A.C.K. EXCEL, and SKIO!; and Monica Rausa Williams, special assistant to the president at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC).

 Megan Moore Joins Eagle Title, LLC Eagle Title, LLC recently announced that Megan Moore has joined the company as a Settlement Officer and licensed Title Insurance Producer. Moore becomes the newest addition to the company’s sales team during a period of unprecedented expansion of the business. A life-long res ident of Crofton, Maryland, Moore will be responsible for conducting real estate set tlements as well as expanding opportunities throughout Maryland, with a special interest in Anne Arundel’s West County. “Megan is dedicated to bringing the high est level of customer service to buyers, sellers, agents, and lenders throughout the real estate settlement process,” says Jay Walsh, president, and CEO of Eagle Ti tle. “With Megan on board, the opportunities for the company to expand into West County are very exciting.”

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TOWNE ATHLETE

Lana Hamilton

Arundel High School Field Hockey

By Tom Worgo

rundel High School junior Lana Hamilton is one of the nation’s top field hockey players, and she isn’t afraid to boast about how she’s outworked many players to get to that level. She’s just as blunt when it comes to talking about her dedication to the sport. She’s traveled to prestigious tournaments everywhere, from California to Florida, and MAX Field Hockey ranks her as one of the county’s top 50 players in the 2022 class. Her parents even installed a turf field with a goal in their backyard so she can constantly work on her skills.

“Field hockey is basically all I do,” says Hamilton, who carries a 3.5 grade-point average. “I am always doing something to get better. My first season of rec, I didn’t take it that seriously, but once I started playing for Freedom Hockey Club, I dedicated my whole life to field hockey. When I don’t have a team practice, I am practicing at home.”

Clearly, all the hard work has paid off. More than 20 colleges have been aggressively recruiting Hamilton, a member of the USA Field Hockey AAU Junior Olympic team the past three years. The 5-foot-6-inch Hamilton has a three-page resume of her accomplishments.

“I am hearing from some of the top-10 programs in the country,” Hamilton explains. “I want to go to a school that meets my field hockey and academic needs.”

Hamilton’s goals are more than just to play for bigname school. “I want to play at the highest level I can,” she explains. “I would love to play on the women’s national team. It’s a dream of mine.”

Arundel Field Hockey Coach Carrie Vosburg has coached some vastly talented players in her 16 years at Arundel and Meade, yet she wonders if she will ever get the chance

“I put her at the top of the list of the players I have coached. She is a very rare player. She just makes players around her better and motivates those around her to be better.”

to work with another player of Hamilton’s caliber and skill set again.

“I put her at the top of the list of the players I have coached,” Vosburg says. “She is a very rare player. She just makes players around her better and motivates those around her to be better.”

After totaling seven goals and four assists as freshman, the 17-year-old Hamilton blossomed as a sophomore by totaling 13 goals and 23 assists. Her best game came in a 5-2 playoff victory over South River when she scored two goals and had an assist.

“She is most selfless and team-oriented player I have coached,” Vosburg says. “She is all about passing the ball and creating plays. It’s just not about her.”

Hamilton really started to blossom as a player when she joined the Freedom Field Hockey Club at age 10. In her six years with the organization, she won three national indoor championships and has been named to the National Futures Championship team three times.