Meet the 2021 CCBA Board Members

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	PRESIDENT Rebekah Gunn Rebekah was born and raised in Pittsboro, NC. She’s been beekeeping since 2017 and has been fascinated by bees ever since she learned about them at a field day as an elementary school student. Rebekah graduated from NC State in Veterinary Medicine. She is currently using her considerable skills to help CCBA gain a better understanding of the efficacy of the Mighty Mite Killer Thermal Treatment through research and data.
	VICE PRESIDENT James Fogleman James is a lifelong resident of Chatham County. He has kept bees since 2009 and has been a member of the CCBA since 2019. He has plans to open Silk Hope Bees this coming spring and will be selling Bee Packages, Queens, and other Bee Supplies. He works for a machining company in Burlington.  James is also an avid gardener and loves to hunt and fish.
	TREASURER David Jones He has served as Treasurer for one year and previously served on the Executive Committee as Director. He has kept bees since 2011 and been a member of the CCBA since 2012. He has lived in Chatham County since 1988. David is a retired home inspector. He enjoys gardening and is an accomplished woodworker who builds his own horizontal hives.
	SECRETARY Billie Hinton She has served as Secretary for one year.  Billie joined the CCBA in 2017 and has kept bees since 2019. She is a native North Carolinian who has lived all over the US before returning to NC and settling in Chatham County.  She and her family live on a small horse farm with 5 cats and a golden retriever and of course her beehives.
	DIRECTOR Dennis Brown Dennis was born at Fort Bragg, NC, and came back to live in Lee County after his father retired from the US Navy. He has been keeping bees for 5 years. While he has had an interest in beekeeping for many years, it was his granddaughter who finally pushed him into starting!
	DIRECTOR MaryBeth Crissman MaryBeth Crissman grew up in Upstate New York and moved south to North Carolina 16 years ago. She has lived in Pittsboro with her family for 7 years, and she’s a first-year beekeeper. She currently has four hives and hopes to expand in the coming year. When she’s not toiling in the bee yard or worrying about what tricks her bees will play on her next, she’s a mother to a precocious 6-year-old boy (who also shares her love for the bees) and works in educational software, leading a team in the development and marketing of an online writing tool. She enjoys quilling and gardening and having new adventures with her family.
	DIRECTOR Andrew Olsen Andrew is originally from Minnesota. He has lived in NC since 2006 and Chatham County since 2009. He works for Dominion Energy. He joined the CCBA in 2018 and has kept bees since 2019.  He currently has four hives. Andrew enjoys gardening and loves outdoor pursuits such as hiking, camping, and mountain biking.