Phil Frank is a Certified Master Beekeeper, with credentials from both Cornell University and EAS. For more than 9 years he has been MCBA's webmaster, converting the membership process from all paper to all online. This has saved MCBA many thousands of dollars in postage alone. In the 'real world', Phil's 45+ year career as a science journalist let him share important facts and interesting stories via television (CNN, National Geographic, etc.), but beekeeping opened the world of giving in-person presentations, which he thoroughly enjoys. Phil's live bee-talk audiences range from elementary school kids to assisted living residents. Each spring a school bus of 1st graders visits his kitchen to view his hand-built observation hive. A video of his hive, as well his co-authored (with MCBA member Frank Linton) photo book "Hive Tour: The Insider's Guide to Honey Bees" can be seen here: https://montgomerycountybeekeepers.com/observation-hives/

Alice Gambino is the owner-operator of Our Little Red Schoolhouse, a sensory-rich learning environment that offers science and social studies programs for students from kindergarten through high school. Her hands-on honey bee biology curricula have been offered through Our Little Red Schoolhouse to enthusiastic elementary, middle, and high school students, and will be published through TeachersPayTeachers this August. She has more than 30 years of teaching experience.  In addition to homeschooling her own children for the last 14 years, she has taught in Montessori classrooms, private schools, and homeschool co-operatives. She has created curricula for non-profit organizations including Buddhist temples and Sligo Creek Cooperative. She is a Stixrud trained and certified tutor for neurodivergent learners. Alice is a beekeeper, gardener, and retired roller derby player. [Editor's note: Unknown if Alice was a blocker or a jammer, but it is a question that should be asked.] She lives with her husband and kids in downtown Silver Spring where they dote on ducks, honey bees, dwarf goats, and a bunny.

Carol Ossi -This is my 8th year of beekeeping. I took the MCBA course twice, and made the plunge after I retired. I really enjoy talking to people, especially to children, about bees." Carol recently retired as MCBA's Community Outreach Coordinator. Along with member Judy Treible, she is experimenting with The Keeper's Hive in 2025 - a new hive design that avoids both swarming AND heavy lifting.