Del Kirkland is an Army veteran with over twenty years of service to the nation. Del grew up in Alabama and had a fascination for honeybees since he was a child. He is a graduate of the Michigan State University Heroes to Hives program and has been an active beekeeper since the spring of 2023. Del is a local transportation and Logistics business owner and an active volunteer in the Williamsburg/James City County area.

Jackie Kennedy-Russo is originally from New Jersey. She settled with her husband just north of Williamsburg in 2022. After many years of moving, including several international moves, she began beekeeper in 2023. Jackie studied the history of beekeeping for several years and has completed the Intro to Beekeeping course in Australia in 2021 as well as the Williamsburg Area Beekeeping 101 Class in 2022. She enjoys the challenges of life and therefore has chosen to use top-bar hives to keep her bees! Jackie works in the tennis industry and is an avid tennis player. Additionally, she enjoys her dogs, boating on the Chesapeake Bay, and spending time with her family. She looks forward to the day she can open the hives with one of her three granddaughters.

Alexandra Muhly is originally from Rochester, New York.  She settled in Williamsburg, VA after a 30-year military career serving in the United Stated Coast Guard. With the kids grown and on their own, Alexandra found time to explore her interests of gardening and beekeeping. After completing several courses, Alexandra became a James City County/Williamsburg Master Gardener and a hobbyist Beekeeper. In addition to gardening and maintaining her seven beehives, Alexandra works as a seasonal Apiary Inspector for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS).

Carol Ladouceur is originally from Washington DC. In 2012 she moved from Williamsburg to Panama City Florida to marry her high school sweetheart. While in Florida she was the Chapter Leader with the National Organization, The Compassionate Friends. She designed and organized the building of a community children’s memorial garden, in memory of her daughter. When her husband retired from the fire department in 2020, they moved back to Williamsburg to be close to her daughter, SIL and grandchildren. She began her journey as a beekeeper in 2021 and became the club treasurer later that year.

Scott McCoy has been a beekeeper since the spring of 2016. After having attended the 12-hour/3-day course Beekeeper’s Introductory course presented by the Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia in Virginia Beach. Since that time Scott (with the help of his wife and friends) has continued to manage and raise Honeybees with up to 36 colonies. Scott and his wife Patty, relocated to Williamsburg in 2019 from Chesapeake, with their 7 hives, and have been an active member of the Williamsburg Area Beekeepers Association since that time. Scott has served as Vice President, and President of the club and supports the club’s training for new beekeepers by volunteering as one of the club’s training coordinators, teaching Beekeeping 101. In 2020 Scott and his wife founded a local sideline beekeeping business (Bodhi Bee Farms LLC). They operate at local festivals and vendor markets in the Virginia Tidewater area, with a local presence in the greater Williamsburg area.