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Officers & Board
Leadership
Officers and Board of Directors National Bird Show
National Bird show Board consisits of 16 elected Board members. One Corporate representive and currently 2 Honorary Board members. Each year 4 incumbent Board members are up for election and run against the members that are nominated from the floor at the annual General meeting.
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FRANK HORAN, NY
President/Youth and Scholarship coordinator/Newsletter/Set up & Tear down
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ROBERT WILD, IL
1st Vice-President
Historian/Commercial Vendors/Signage/Show Statistics
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DANIEL MALDONADO, CT
2nd Vice-President
Membership/Venue
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LAUREN OGBURN, FL
Secretary/Scannell Coordinator/Venue Search
sunbay@comcast.net
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DEBBIE EATON, TX
Treasurer
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WENDY
EDWARDS, NC
Catalog/Catalog Advertising/Publicity
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JOSH MAPLE, NC
Banquet/Hospitality Auction Coordinator/Judges Coordinator
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NINEZ GILES, TN
Song Bird Coordinator
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ALAN DEAN,
Security-Checking IN/Check OUT
3 year term
LISA HOLMES, TX
Website/Store/Judges
Security-Checking IN/Check OUT
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JASON GUTIEREZ,
Security-Checking IN/Check OUT
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LAURA BEWLEY, OK
Awards/Bird Sales Room Liaison
Banquet hall and hospitality
lbewley@yahoo.com
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DEAN REYES, FL
Higgins Corporate Sponsor Representative/Corporate Exhibits
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dreyes@higginspremium.com
BRIAN BYRNE, GA
Speciality Club Liaison/Security/Show Manager
brianbyrne1117@gmail.com
JIM PICKEL, KS
Sponsorships
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VICKI PICKEL, KS
Show Secretary/Scannell Coordinator
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HENRY VELA, TX
Security-Checking IN/Check OUT
hvela30@hotmail.com
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NBS Election RotationNBS Election Rotation
2025 Danny Maldonado
Brian Byrne
Vicki Pickel
Ninez Giles
2026 Robert Wild
Alan Dean
Wendy Edwards
Jason Gutierrez
2027 Henry Vela
Josh Maple
Laura Bewley
Lauren Ogburn
2028 Frank Horan
Jim Pickel
Debbie Eaton
Lisa Holmes
Departed Honorary
Board Members
BONNIE CAIN
HAROLD SODAMAN
CHARLIE ANCHOR
IGNACIO PEREA