Meet our Presenters:

Dr. James E. Tew is an Emeritus Faculty member at The Ohio State University and is also retired from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.  Having kept bees for more than fifty years, Jim has taught beekeeping, researched beekeeping, written books about beekeeping, and produced bee videos.  Currently, he hosts a weekly beekeeping podcast, Honey Bee Obscura, and tinkers with a YouTube channel.  Jim enjoys all things that relate to bees and beekeeping.

A second-generation beekeeper, Stephen Repasky is a nationally recognized speaker, author and consultant from Pittsburgh, PA.  He is a certified Master Beekeeper through the Eastern Apicultural Society and is the past-President of the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association and a former member of the Board of Directors for the American Beekeeping Federation.  He is also an active member of the PA Queen Bee Improvement Project and is a member of the Penn State Center for Pollinator Research Advisory Board and the Pennsylvania State Apiary Advisory Board. Stephen manages approximately 250 colonies (mostly as single brood chambers) in western Pennsylvania and is involved in honey production, queen rearing and the selling of nucleus hives each spring and summer to those interested in starting or expanding their own beekeeping adventure!

He also manages the apiary program at Pittsburgh International Airport where there are over 100 colonies used in honey production, research studies and queen production.

Pittsburgh International is home to the largest apiary program in the country located entirely on airport property. Stephen had his first book published by Wicwas Press in 2014 entitled Swarm Essentials and can be found teaching beekeeping classes and workshops in the Pittsburgh area and presenting lectures on a variety of beekeeping topics at local clubs and many regional and national conferences around the United States.

  • Mary Cahill-Roberts

    Mary is a Georgia master beekeeper, senior honey judge and honey sommelier, level 1.  She is passionate about sharing her knowledge about apiculture, apitherapy and honey judging.    She has been active throughout the country bringing her perspectives on beekeeping and honey judging.

  • Steve Genta

    Steve is a third-generation beekeeper and manages 20 colonies to help support his meadmaking endeavors in Simpsonville, SC.  He is South Carolinas first Master beekeeper, a Cornell Master Beekeeper, a Senior Honey Judge, and is the headmaster of the South Carolina Honey Judging Academy as well as an Executive Board member of the American Honey Show Training Council.  He has been teaching beginning beekeeping courses for over 25 years and mentors many new beekeepers. Steve also gives beekeeping presentations, mead making classes and honey show preparation programs to groups and clubs in several states. 


  • Chuck Cienawski

    Chuck Cienawski, a resident of Marion County, West Virginia, began his journey in beekeeping in the mid- 80’s and learned much from his mentor Milton Bragg. Chuck is a member of the Marion County Beekeepers Association, serving as president for five years and currently representing the club on the executive board of the WVBA. Chuck's contributions to the WVBA are notable, including his five-year tenure as vice president. He chaired the WV Queen Program facilitating the distribution of quality West Virginia queens to members.

    Currently, Chuck works with the WV Conservation Agency's Monongahela district, where he spearheaded the nuc program, providing funding assistance for beekeepers across the state to purchase nucs.

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