Branches

NJ Beekeepers Association is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(5).   Anyone interested in keeping bees can join one of the 10 branches of the NJBA for $30 per year, which automatically includes a membership with the State Association. New members must choose a primary branch, which should be the same branch where they plan to attend meetings. Members can also join one or more additional branches by paying $8 extra, annually, for each secondary branch.

  • Sussex (meets in Augusta)

  • Northeast (meets in Mahwah)

  • Essex  (meets in Roseland)

  • Morris-Somerset (meets in Basking Ridge)

  • Northwest (meets predominantly in Flemington, Washington, and Stewartsville to cover both Hunterdon & Warren counties)

  • Raritan Valley (meetings alternate between Branchburg and Hillsborough)

  • Central Jersey (meets in Lincroft)

  • Mid-State (meets in Bordentown)

  • South Jersey (meeting locations rotate through the counties of Salem, Cumberland, Camden, Atlantic, Gloucester, and parts of Burlington)

  • Jersey Cape (meets in Cape May Court House)

State Officers & Executive Board Members

The Association is governed by its Constitution and Bylaws,  and is led by an Executive Board made up of the NJBA elected officers (a president, three vice presidents, a treasurer and assistant treasurer, a recording secretary and a corresponding secretary), the 10 Branch Presidents, and NJBA Committee Chairs.  Each NJBA officer is elected for a two-year term.

  • Sussex Branch President: Tanya Cicerale

  • Northeast Branch President: John Vervoort

  • Essex Branch President: Landi Simone

  • Morris-Somerset Branch President: John Lyga

  • Northwest Branch President: Eleanor Tessier

  • Raritan Valley Branch President: Ron Touretzky

  • Central Jersey Branch President: Jenn Cotton

  • Mid-State Branch President: Padraig Fidgeon

  • South Jersey Branch President: Denise Dietrich

  • Jersey Cape Branch President: Jerry Futrell