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Contact us for a quote to lead your special event.

Not enough volunteers to plan your state or regional conference?

Want to serve more beekeepers and generate revenue for your association through your conference or special event?

With a combined 35 years of special event and conference planning experience, LEAD for Pollinators can help you meet your mission, and grow your conference.

  • State or regional conferences

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  • Special Events

Our Conference Planning  & Special Event Experience

Michele Colopy, Executive Director

  • Corporate Pollinator Symposium
  • Build A Better Bee Club Workshop
  • Ohio State Beekeepers Assoc. Propolis Award-2017
  • Women’s History Month Celebration- 2 years
  • Summit County Housing Network Conference- 3 years
    • Ohio Governor’s Award for Excellence in Housing and Community Development
    • Certificate of Appreciation from Akron City Council
    • “My Brother’s Keeper Award” from Nazareth Housing Dev. Corp.
    • OMNIS Award from Community Health Center
    • Certificate of Congressional Recognition and Achievement from Ohio Congressman Steven LaTourette
  • Kenmore Development Corporation Small Business Workshops
  • Speak Out Ohio (state-wide conference)
  • 20 community concerts- 10 years
  • American Cancer Society Fundraising Concert
  • Stewart’s Caring Place Gala-2 years

Terry Lieberman-Smith, Coordinator

  • Ohio State Beekeepers Association Conference- 8 years
  • Build A Better Bee Club Workshop
  • Ohio State Beekeepers Association Newsletter Editor- 8 years
  • USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Coordinator -Apiary Diagnostic Kit Project
  • OSBA Beekeeper of the Year – 2013
  • OSBA Propolis Award Winner – 2017
  • OSBA Certified Honey Judge
  • Greene County Beekeepers:
    • Co-instructor for Beginner Beekeeping Class 8 years
    • Created the purchasing cooperative
    • Newsletter Editor for over 8 years
    • Chair for the Speaker Committee
  •  Managed NCR Foodservice
    • Developed Prime Purveyor Program
    • Initiated Management Cross Training
    • Standardized Food Production
  •  Multi-Site Food Service/Conference Manager for Saga Food Service

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Our mission is to provide leadership, education, action, and development to support the health and sustainability of honey bees, native pollinators, and the keepers of the ecosystem.

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  • Home
  • Leadership
    • Team Members
    • Board of Directors
    • Collaborators
      • Bee Heroic Project
  • Education
    • Blog
    • Educational Presentations
    • Log-In To Learn Recorded Webinars
    • Event Planning
    • Publications
    • Videos, Handouts, etc.
    • K-12 Student Resources
  • Action
    • Akron, Ohio Environmental Justice Coalition
      • Save White Pond Wetlands (Akron, Ohio)
        • Wetlands- Take Action Through Education & Advocacy
        • SAMPLE Letters and Topic Area (updated often)
        • Wetlands Information
        • Development Guidance To Sustain Wetlands
        • White Pond Wetlands News Stories
        • White Pond Wetlands Background Documents
        • Photos of Activity To White Pond Wetlands
    • Mosquitoes and Pollinators
    • Reporting Damage or Loss From Pesticides
  • Development
    • Pollinator Habitat
  • Contact Us Today
  • Donate
    • Donation Affiliations