Directors / Officers
Meet Our Board Members & Officers
Bob Dietrich
Board Member 20+ years
Founding Member
Past President
LIPS Member since 1985
Big Bird!
Diane Hyde
President 2021
Board Member 2010; Treasurer 2011
LIPS Member since 2004
Budgies Rock!
Susan Chamberlain
Vice President
Past President
Board Member
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
LIPS Member since 1996
Amazons Rule!
Kaitlin Saxton
Board Member 2025
Parrot Beacon (newsletter) Editor
David Abrahams
Board Member 2022
LIPS Member & Outreach Volunteer
Meeting Presenter Coordinator
Ruled by a Macaw and Amazons
Robert Gross
Board Member since 2019
LIPS Member since 2009
Bird Man of Wantagh!
Kelli Phillips
Joined LIPS December 2022
Outreach Volunteer
Board Member 2025
Owned by Beaker the Cockatiel
Kenneth Richar
Veterinarian