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AFA COMMITTEES
AVY AWARDS
Chair: Linda S. Rubin • Awards@afabirds.org
National Show Awards
Dr. Phil Ryan • ShowAwards@afabirds.org • 214-353-9462
CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH
Chair: Rick Jordan • Conservation@afabirds.org
CITES
Rick Jordan • CITES@afabirds.org
Cooperative Breeding Programs
Mary Ellen LePage • CooperativeBreeding@afabirds.org
Avian Research
OPEN
Exotic Bird Registry
Jamie Whittaker • VP1@afabirds.org
281-852-2600
CONVENTION
Convention Steering Committee—Executive Committee
Convention Coordinator: Jamie Whittaker
Convention@afabirds.org • 281-217-0614
AFA • P.O. Box 14923 • Humble, TX 77338
Registration
Carol Woodson • Registration@afabirds.org
AFA, 7106 Club Road, Richmond, VA 23228
804-264-8551
National Drawing/Raffle Committee
Nora Schmidt • Raffle@afabirds.org • 775-331-1553
Pat Chinnici • Raffle@afabirds.org • 775-826-9714
Speakers Committee
Chair: Georgia Hayes • SpeakerChair@afabirds.org •
281-852-8403
EDUCATION
Chair: Benny J. Gallaway, Ph.D. • Education@afabirds.org
Tel. 979-775-2000 • Fax 979-775-2002
Co-chair: Rick Jordan • hatch111@earthlink.net
Tel. 512-858-4136 • Fax 512-858-7029
MEDIA SERVICES
Chair: Lyrae Perry • MediaServices@afabirds.org
Public Relations
Chair: OPEN
PUBLICATIONS
Chair: Mark Moore • AFAWatchbird@afabirds.org
ETHICS
Chair: Larry Ring • larry@lringlaw.com • 916-660-0122
FINANCE
CFO & Chair: Brent Andrus • AFACFO@afabirds.org •
702-327-2042
Ways and Means Committee
Jamie Whittaker • bjwbird1@earthlink.net
LEGISLATION
Vice President & Chair: Genny Wall
LegislativeVP@afabirds.org • 949-859-0861
MEMBERSHIP AND CLUB AFFILIATION
Chair: Carol Woodson
Membership@afabirds.org • 804-264-8551
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
Chair: Julia Stacy • Elections@afabirds.org • 601-957-7901
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Andy Sanford • Parliamentarian@afabirds.org • 409-982-7404
DISASTER RELIEF
Fred Smith • DisasterRelief@afabirds.org • 863-858-6739
STAFF APPOINTMENTS
AFA STORE
Coordinator: Mark Moore • AFAStore@afabirds.org • 512-858-4136
BUSINESS OFFICE
Coordinators: Rick Jordan & Mark Moore
Office@afabirds.org
Tel. 512-585-9800 • Fax 512-858-7029
HISTORY ARCHIVES
Historians:
Helen Hanson • Tel. 909-780-4102 • Fax 909-789-9366
Jean Hessler • Tel. 949-548-3133 • Fax 949-548-0420
LEGAL COUNSEL
Corporate Counsel: Larry Ring • larry@lringlaw.com
WATCHBIRD STAFF
Editor: Mark Moore • AFAWatchbird@afabirds.org
Associate Editors: Nancy Speed • President@afabirds.org,
Jamie Whittaker • Advertising@afabirds.org
Advertising: Jamie Whittaker • Advertising@afabirds.org
Graphics: Anastasia Drabicky • adrabicky@mac.com
WEBSITE
Webmaster: Howard Hammack • Webmaster@afabirds.org