
2023 NMBKA Board Officers
Committee Contact Information
Advocacy/ Outreach / Education / Grants Committee
Christa Coggins, Chair
Amy Owen
Melanie Kirby
Rosabeth Link
Miranda Kersten
Kurt Ferreira
advocacy.outreach.education.grants@nmbeekeepers.org
Commercial Beekeeper Outreach Committee
Melanie Kirby, Chair
melanie.kirby@nmbeekeepers.org
Certified Beekeepers Educational Program Committee
Stephen Black, Co-chair
Lara Lovell, Co-chair
Allison Moore
Alwyn Vanderwalt
Amy Owen
Annette Colbert
Craig Noorlander
Jade McClellan
Kate Whealen
Lynette Ewer
certifiedbeeks@nmbeekeepers.org
Conference Committee
Courtney Bradley, Chair
Christa Coggins
Kurt Ferreira
Melanie Kirby
Ryan Miller
Steve Black
Finance Committee
Courtney Bradley, Chair
Alwyn VanderWalt
Membership Committee
Courtney Bradley, Chair
Melanie Kirby
Newsletter Committee
Christa Coggins, Co-Chair
Courtney Bradley, Co-Chair
Melanie Kirby, Co-Chair
Pollinator Protection Plan Committee
Amy Owen, Chair
Christa Coggins
Kurt Ferreira
Melanie Kirby
Rosabeth Link
pollinator.protection@nmbeekeepers.org
Social Media Committee
Melanie Kirby, Chair
Amy Owen
Kurt Ferreira
Website / Slack / Infrastructure Committee
Miranda Kersten, Chair
Kurt Ferreira
Melanie Kirby
Rosabeth Link
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PO Box 21615
Albuquerque, NM 87154