In 2019 OCBA’s membership consisted of over 200 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
| Larry Arnold | Jill Hadden | Chris Richmond |
| Jeanne Arnts | Joan Kalnitsky | Nerissa Rivera |
| David Bailey | Robert King | John Schaub |
| Karen Bentley | Karen Lauterbach | Jerry Schoendorf |
| Richard Brown | Walter Liggins | Cathy Starks |
| Anne Cabell | Celeste Mayer | Tim Struttmann |
| Scott Crook | Jessica Mjelde | Kim Talikoff |
| Maggie Funkhouser | Dick Merritt | Megan Talikoff |
| Sheri Gant | Michael Morrissey | Tommy Tuck |
| Elizabeth Gokay-Duffy | Curtis Pruitt | Adrienn Uzsak |
| James Greco | Haywood Rhodes | Lara Wilkinson |
| TBD | TBD | TBD |
Journeyman Beekeepers
| Ryan Chamberlain | Mark Powers | Dawn Rogers |
| David Eckert | Elizabeth Pratson | Walter Starks |
| Jim Evans | Louise (Lou) Rascoe | Lisa Vogel |
| Brad Kosiba | John Rintoul |
Master Beekeepers
| Chris Apple | Geneva Green | Todd Walker |
| Randall Austin | Cynthia Speed | |
| Lewis Cauble | John Wallace |
(page last updated 22-May-2019)