In 2017 OCBA’s membership consisted of 199 dues paying beekeepers. Many of those beekeepers participate in the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association’s Master Beekeeper Program. The Master Beekeeper Program was developed to provide a formal structure to allow beekeepers to improve their beekeeping skills and knowledge. Beekeepers progress from Certified Beekeeper through Master Craftsman Beekeeper levels of continuing education and experience.
Randall Austin is OCBA’s Master Beekeeper Coordinator. In this capacity he serves as OCBA’s liaison to the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association’s Master Beekeeper Program. Among OCBA’s current membership, these members have earned advanced beekeeping certifications.
Certified Beekeepers
| Jeanne Arnts | Celeste Mayer | John Schaub |
| David Bailey | Jessica Mjelde | Jerry Schoendorf |
| Karen Bentley | Dick Merritt | Cathy Starks |
| Richard Brown | Curtis Pruitt | Tim Struttmann |
| Maggie Funkhouser | Louise Rascoe | Tommy Tuck |
| Sheri Gant | Haywood Rhodes | Adrienn Uzsak |
| Jill Hadden | Chris Richmond | Lisa Vogel |
| Robert King | Dawn Rogers | |
| Karen Lauterbach | Nerissa Rivera |
Journeyman Beekeepers
| Ryan Chamberlain | Brad Kosiba | John Rintoul |
| David Eckert | Mark Powers | Walter Starks |
| Jim Evans | Elizabeth Pratson |
Master Beekeepers
| Chris Apple | Geneva Green | Todd Walker |
| Randall Austin | Cynthia Speed | |
| Lewis Cauble | John Wallace |
(page last updated 16-Jan-2018)