Standards Committee

The Standards Committee is focused on gathering industry standards and best practices, evaluating whether current standards need to be updated and/or new standards written, and publishing new standards when needed.  This Committee works closely with AZA's IDMAG (Institutional Data Management Advisory Group).

Current Goals & Projects

The 2020-2025 Strategic Plan called for the creation of several new standards, and it mandated SC to write summaries of existing standards to go into the ZRA newsletter, For The Record.  SC did complete a review of existing standards, but the creation of new standards didn't make it across the finish line.  The Committee is in a bit of hiatus right now; it is possible the new Strategic Plan will have a different goal for this committee.

Standards Committee Resources

Standards Committee Members

  • Committee Chair

    Adrienne Horrigan, MLIS

    Animal Records and Permits Manager

    Lincoln Park Zoo

    ahorrigan@lpzoo.org

    312-742-7721

    Leader since 2022

Committee Members

Alex Lovern, M.S.

Georgia Aquarium

Member since 2025

Ashley Todd

ZooTampa at Lowry Park

Member since 2025

Jackie Gregory, Licensed Veterinary Technician

Utica Zoo

Member since 2025

Jayne Hardwick, M.Ed., CPBT-KA

NASHVILLE ZOO at GRASSMERE

Member since 2025

Jessica Grote

Denver Zoo

Member since 2025

Mark Kameron Roth

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Member since 2025

Karly Hurst

Zoo Miami

Member since 2025

Kathleen Juliano

Sequoia Park Zoo

Member since 2025

Kristi Heffron

Vancouver Aquarium

Member since 2025

Lisa Trusty

Louisville Zoo

Member since 2025

Melody Brooks

San Diego Zoo

Member since 2025

Misty Gray

Loveland Living Planet Aquarium

Member since 2025

Rebecca Hoover

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

Member since 2025

Lillian Moore, CRA

Saint Louis Zoo

Board Liaison

  • Prior Members
  • Contact Us

    General

    Shelly Roach, President

    Columbus Zoo & Aquarium

    P: 614-645-3429

    F: 614-645-3465

    shelly.roach@columbuszoo.org
    Membership Chair

    Vickie Edel, Chair

    Audubon Nature Institute

    P: 504-212-5369

    vedel@auduboninstitute.org
    Professional Development

    Rae Lynn Haliday, MBA, CRM/CIGO, FAI, Chair

    Saint Louis Zoo

    P: 314-646-4572

    F: 314-647-7969

    haliday@stlzoo.org

    Amie Bialo, Vice Chair

    Seattle Aquarium

    P: N/A

    a.bialo@seattleaquarium.org
    Web Site Manager

    Sherie Bradley

    Houston Zoo

    P: 713-533-6627

    sbradley@houstonzoo.org

    ZRA connects, trains and empowers the community of zoo and aquarium registrars.

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