Abstract
COMMITTEES
AWARDS
Chair: Linda S. Rubin • LSR@CockatielsPlusParrots.com
NATIONAL SHOW AWARDS
Linda Rubin • LSR@CockatielsPlusParrots.com
CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH
Chair: Janice Boyd, PhD. • jboyd46@charter.net
CITES
Rick Jordan • hatch111@earthlink.net
AFA Red Siskin Program
Paula Hansen • phhansen@earthlink.net
Cooperative Breeding Programs
Mary Ellen LePage • mail@birds2pet.com
Avian Research
Janice Boyd, PhD. (acting) • jboyd46@charter.net
CONVENTION
Convention Steering Committee – Executive Committee
Convention Coordinator: Wanda Elder
Tel. 901-853-9988 • Fax 901-853-8452
tnbirdlady@idealbirds.com
AFA • P.O. Box 159 • Rossville, TN 38006
ConventionCentral@idealbirds.com
Tel. 901-853-6079 • Fax 901-853-8452
Registration
Carol Woodson • CVMGA@aol.com
AFA, P.O. Box 159, Rossville, TN 38006
Tel. 901-853-6079 • 901-853-8452
ConventionCentral@idealbirds.com
National Drawing Committee
Nancy Speed • MSPPATCH@aol.com
Tel. 662-673-8100
Speakers' Committee
Margrethe Warden
Tel. 770-277-6782 • birdbrain@mindspring.com
EDUCATION AND MEDIA SERVICES
Chair: Benny J. Gallaway, PhD.
Tel. 979-775-2000 • Fax 979-775-2002
Public Relations
Chair: Linda S. Rubin • LSR@CockatielsPlusParrots.com
PUBLICATIONS
Chair: Mark Moore • birdwire@earthlink.net
ETHICS
Chair: Larry Ring
Tel. 530-885-7868 • ringlaw@inreach.com
FINANCE
CFO & Chair: Jim Hawley, Jr. • Tel. 480-987-9201
Fax 480-987-3389
Ways and Means Committee
Jamie Whittaker • Tel. 281-852-2600
bjwbird1@earthlink.net
LEGISLATION
Vice Pres. & Chair: Sandee Molenda
Tel. 831-688-5560 • Sandee@parrotletranch.com
MEMBERSHIP AND CLUB AFFILIATION
Chair: Bill Elder • bill_elder@idealbirds.com
welder@packagingcorp.com
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
Chair: Leslie Gillis • Tel. 559-674-1990
secretgardenaviaries@earthlink.net
PAST PRESIDENTS’ COUNCIL
Chair: Open
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Bob Chambers
STAFF APPOINTMENTS
AFA Store
Coordinator: Mark Moore • Tel./Fax 512-858-4136
Business Office
Coordinator: Sharon Bosley • Tel. 816-421-2473
Fax 816-421-3214
History Archives
Historians:
Aletta Long • Tel./Fax 562-596-7429
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 • Tel. 530-885-7868
ringlaw@inreach.com
Watchbird Staff
Editor: Mark Moore • birdwire@earthlink.net
Associate Editors: Nancy Speed • msppatch@aol.com
Margrethe Warden • birdbrain@mindspring.com
Graphic Design: A&E The Graphics Complex, a division
of Thomas Reprographics, Inc. • www.aecomplex.com
Advertising: Jamie Whittaker • bjwbird1@earthlink.net
Website
Webmaster: Howard Hammack
webmaster@afabirds.org