Meet Our Owners

Kevin & Cheryl bought an existing Wild Bird Center in the Gaithersburg, MD market in October 2008. Kevin came from an entrepreneurial background working for the Good Will and home repair field and is putting his business acumen gained there to good use in his franchise. One of the smallest sized stores in the franchise, they have made it do big things in terms of customer service and sales. He says:

“I enjoy the independence, but also the knowledge and resources available to me from other franchisees and corporate office. I enjoy sharing my knowledge and passion for birding with customers and using my creativity and business expertise to work toward my store's continued success.”


Senior Staff

Name Job Title Extension
Petrides, Sr., George Founder & Chairman Ext. 204
Weng, Henrik Lehmann Chief Executive Officer Ext. 205
Petrides, Jr., George Vice-President of Franchise Development Ext. 203
Gladner, Neil Vice-President of Retail Operations & Marketing Ext. 219
Darby, Kathy Accountant Ext. 201
Dawedeit, Mary Ann Retail Operations Manager Ext. 213
Karamanova, Abby Managing Editor, Wild Bird News Ext. 210
Horn, Dr. Director of Research & Development drhorn@nbfs.org
Kristin Augustine Senior Marketing Associate Ext. 209


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Petrides, Sr., George
Weng, Henrik Lehmann
Petrides, Jr., George
Gladner, Neil
Darby, Kathy
Dawedeit, Mary Ann
Karamanova, Abby
Horn, Dr.
Kristin Augustine