NABS OFFICERS
Kathy Kremnitzer – President
Kathy Kremnitzer is a retired educator and has been a bluebird landlord for over 35 years. During nesting season, she monitors 5 different trails in Frederick and Washington Counties. Kathy is the trail manager for the Antietam National Battlefield Bluebird Trail’s 92 nestboxes and is a part of the 2-person monitoring team at the Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland. She is a 3-term past president and Lifetime member of the Maryland Bluebird Society and also serves as State Coordinator as well as co-County Coordinator for both Washington and Frederick Counties. She has been a NABS board member since 2009, serving as secretary from 2011 until 2023. She currently serves as NABS president and chairs several committees as well, including Executive, Hotline, Awards, Speakers and Website. She is an administrator for both the NABS and Maryland Bluebird Society Facebook pages and responds to many requests for information and assistance from bluebirders, especially during nesting season. Kathy lives in Knoxville, Maryland and, when not on the bluebird trail, loves to spend time with her children and grandsons. She loves to walk, hike, garden, read and crochet.
Mike DeBruhl – 1st Vice President for Affiliate Relations
Mike DeBruhl is an Air Force veteran and retired Business / Human Resources executive and business consultant. His final employment was with a Native Alaska firm in Anchorage, where he traveled throughout Alaska and gained a fascination and respect for northern and Arctic wildlife. Brought up on a farm in mountains of North Carolina he had early developed a love of wildlife. He and wife Peg moved to Aiken, SC in 2008 from Reston, Virginia and discovered they had beautiful blue-colored birds in their yard. In 2011, he joined newly formed South Carolina Bluebird Society (SCBS) and became a trail monitor. Hooked on bluebirds he now manages a “neighborhood” trail of 50 nest boxes. Mike went from being a presenter, to a Director, and he now serves as the President of the SCBS. He remains a strong proponent of establishing neighborhood trails as a method of getting people involved, providing practical cavity dweller education, and sharing the enjoyment. He is frequent presenter to Garden Clubs, Civic and Education groups, and other community organizations. Mike is a big proponent of providing such educational programs on our Bluebirds and other cavity dwellers and is a Life Member of NABS. He also serves on Executive and Board committees.