Miami Blue Chapter 2026 Quarterly Meeting Q1

The Miami Blue Chapter of NABA will be holding their 1st Quarterly Meeting of 2026 on Sunday, February 1st, at 1:00 pm. Election of Officers for the 2026 Board of Directors will also be held (see below for the list of candidates).

Our guest speaker on February 1st is Jill Utrup, whose presentation will be “Range-wide Recovery and Conservation of the endangered Karner blue butterfly”.

The meeting will be a hybrid meeting, meaning you can choose to attend in person or via Zoom. Doors for in person attendees will open at 12:30 pm while the live Zoom session will commence at 1:00 pm ET. Zoom attendees may log in earlier, but please know you will not see anything until the live session commences at 1:00 pm.
(See below for in person or zoom details).

JOIN MEETING VIA ZOOM:
If attending by Zoom, Pre-Registration will not be necessary, however in order to participate you must of course use the link provided below and include BOTH your First and Last names. As there will be a speaker at this meeting, you will be entitled to use both your video and audio.
https://mdc-edu.zoom.us/j/86075864429?pwd=NVMzOWhtd1NQRHM4KzVRZjF1RWNoZz09
Meeting ID: 860 7586 4429 | Passcode: 140886

IN PERSON VENUE:
Deering Estate
Visitor Center Theater (opposite the Exhibit Room)
(Parking lot and building to your right after coming from Old Cutler)  
16701 SW 72nd Ave
Miami FL 33157

Contributions of finger food for the refreshments table will be appreciated by all.

Proposed Officers for 2026

Below are our Nominating Committee’s recommendations for the Chapter’s officer positions for 2026. 

Chapter members may submit their nominations for any officer position to the President of the Chapter, Mr. Dennis Olle, at dennisolle@me.com, no later than December 31, 2025.

President: Dennis Olle

Vice President, Miami-Dade County: Linda Evans

Vice President, Monroe County: Susan Kolterman
Secretary: Mariel Abreu

Treasurer: Mary Rose

Community Outreach Chair: Barbara McAdam

Special Events Chair: Angel Abreu
Membership Chair:  Ana Alexandra Rojas

Social Media & Special Events Coordinator: Ana Alexandra Rojas
E-news Chair: Becky Smith
Webmaster: Adam Skowronski

For reference:
Past President: Jaeson Clayborn