In 2018 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
Jeanne Arnts | Karen Lauterbach | John Schaub |
David Bailey | Celeste Mayer | Jerry Schoendorf |
Karen Bentley | Jessica Mjelde | Cathy Starks |
Richard Brown | Dick Merritt | Tim Struttmann |
Maggie Funkhouser | Curtis Pruitt | Tommy Tuck |
Sheri Gant | Haywood Rhodes | Adrienn Uzsak |
Jill Hadden | Chris Richmond | |
Robert King | Nerissa Rivera |
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 24-Nov-2018)