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In August 1995, after a successful ten-year history, support was withdrawn by the AHA, which had intentions of starting its own beer judging program. The HWBTA was unable to continue operating the program by itself, so the BJCP was expected to simply fade away. However, a considerable number of judges had been built up by this time, and many of them were quite active. A small number of these activists decided that the program could be operated solely by volunteers from among themselves, and decided to attempt the continuation of the BJCP as an independent entity.

The effort was coordinated in a haphazard fashion, mainly through [[e-mail]], but a consensus gradually emerged and the program was able to continue its growth. A Boardboard of Directorsdirectors was established to guide the program, composed of six (currently ten<ref>{{Cite web|title=BJCP Board Approves New International Regions – Beer Judge Certification Program|url=https://dev.bjcp.org/news/bjcp-board-approves-new-international-regions/|access-date=2020-07-06|website=dev.bjcp.org}}</ref>) Regional Representatives elected by members from each of seven geographical regions throughout [[North America]]. The U.S. was divided into geographic regions, and an election for the Boardboard of Directorsdirectors was held by mailing ballots to members.<ref>[http://www.bjcp.org/reorg.php Beer Judge Certification Program Reorganizes] (originally appeared in ''Brewing Techniques'', Vol. 3, No. 3, May/June 1995)</ref>

Assisting the Boardboard was program administrator Russ Wigglesworth, who remained in his post and assumed the duties of maintaining the database of members, sending program materials to competition organizers, providing certificates and pins to new and newly promoted judges, and performing other essential administrative tasks. Wigglesworth remains in his position, but began to transfer his duties to other members in 2004 and {{As of|2006|lc=on}} this transfer is nearly complete.

In the early years, there were regional elections for the Board, conducted entirely by postal ballot, and a newsletter was published for several years to inform the membership. An annual letter was also sent by the Program Administrator to each member, listing the experience points earned from judging in various competitions. These activities are now done electronically, with the BJCP website serving as the repository of information including a password-protected section where members can check their personal record, and website voting, competition registration, and point reporting.