ABOUT SMECO
 Samuel J. Hammett |
“The energy crisis over the whole world has affected our ability to get energy to supply our members with electricity at reasonable rates. Our number one priority now and over the next several years will be to manage power and its increasing costs.”
Jack Hammett represents Calvert County on SMECO’s Board of Directors. Owner of Hammett’s Building Services, he is a member and secretary of the Calvert County Plumbing Commission. In addition, Hammett is a member and past president of the Calvert County Lion’s Club.
Hammett is also a past member of the Calvert County Board of Directors of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He is past chairman of the Calvert County Fire and Rescue Commission and past member of the Maryland State Fire Commission.
Hammett has served on the SMECO Board of Directors since 1990 and is a credentialed co-op director holding the office of Assistant Secretary-Treasurer.
 W. Michael Phipps |
“Since being on the SMECO board, I have been very impressed with the management and staff of SMECO. SMECO is responsive to the community.”
A SMECO Board member representing Calvert County since 1998, Mike Phipps understands the relationship between SMECO and the community. He, like many others on SMECO’s board, is active in community service.
As president of the Board of Directors of the Calvert Farmland Trust, Phipps is concerned about preserving farmland in the County. He serves on the board of the Maryland Center for Agro-Ecology, which looks for solutions to environmental concerns and the preservation of farm viability. Since 1987, Phipps has been active in the Maryland Farm Bureau and currently serves as its First Vice President. Phipps has also been a member of the Calvert County Planning Commission since 1994, and currently serves as the commission’s Vice Chairman.
Phipps is a farmer and licensed funeral director. He is also president of the Calvert County Nursing Center.
Phipps received his B.S. in Business and Management from the University of Maryland, University College, and has completed his National Rural Electric Cooperative director’s certification.
 Nancy W. Zinn |
“As a lifelong resident of St. Leonard, Maryland, I believe the greatest change over the years has been the tremendous growth of the county, most of it for the better. The rural element in Southern Maryland has helped to keep growth positive and to preserve the rural atmosphere so that people enjoy living here.”
Nancy Zinn, who represents Calvert County on SMECO’s Board of Directors, is employed by Calvert County Public Schools. As purchasing supervisor, she makes sure classrooms have their supplies, tech. ed. programs have their tools, and the athletes have their sports gear. She buys cafeteria supplies, custodial supplies, furniture, and equipment. She also handles accident reports.
For 20 years, she worked for H.G. Trueman Lumber Company in St. Leonard; at the beginning of her career, Zinn worked for the Navy.
When not making purchases for Calvert County schools, Zinn has stayed busy with a variety of community groups. Currently she serves as treasurer for the Calvert County 4-H All Star, associate member and corresponding secretary for the Calvert County Fair Board, treasurer for Miss Tranquility Pageant Committee, and spirit committee chair of the St. Leonard Vision Group. Past activities include serving on the Calvert County Board of Education and the Calvert County Planning Commission. Zinn is active in her church, Christ Episcopal Church, Port Republic.
Zinn began serving on SMECO’s Board of Directors in 2006, replacing Jack Williams, who retired after 47 years of service. “I cherish SMECO’s past because of my parents, who instilled in me the importance of the annual meeting; I look forward to addressing future challenges as a SMECO board member.”