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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

Horans111@aol.com

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ROBERT WILD, IL

1st Vice-President

Historian/Commercial Vendors/Signage/Show Statistics

r.wild@comcast.net

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DANIEL MALDONADO, CT

2nd Vice-President

Membership/Venue

danny_mk@yahoo.com

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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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oscar23@aol.com

 

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WENDY

EDWARDS, NC

Catalog/Catalog Advertising/Publicity 

carolinaflight@aol.com

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JOSH MAPLE, NC

Banquet/Hospitality Auction Coordinator/Judges Coordinator

Jmaple1017@gmail.com

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NINEZ GILES, TN

Song Bird Coordinator 

ninezgiles@gmail.com

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ALAN DEAN, 

Security-Checking IN/Check OUT

3 year term 

alandean1997@hotmail.com

 

LISA HOLMES, TX

Website/Store/Judges 

Security-Checking IN/Check OUT

Lisashepholmes@gmail.com

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JASON GUTIEREZ,

Security-Checking IN/Check OUT

jasonggutierrez@gmail.com

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LAURA BEWLEY, OK

Awards/Bird Sales Room Liaison

Banquet hall and hospitality

lbewley@yahoo.com

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Honorary Board Members

 

CLARENCE CULWELL

coculwell@gmail.com

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RUDY DIEHL

karuni@cimtel.net

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

birdmanjim.pickel@aol.com

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VICKI PICKEL, KS

Show Secretary/Scannell Coordinator

vickiovca@gmail.com

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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

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