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
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Committee Chair
Adrienne Horrigan, MLIS
Animal Records and Permits Manager
Lincoln Park Zoo
312-742-7721
Leader since 2022
Committee Members
Jackie Gregory, Licensed Veterinary Technician
Utica Zoo
Member since 2020
Karly Hurst
Zoo Miami
Member since 2020
Jessica Grote
Denver Zoo
Member since 2023
Jayne Hardwick, M.Ed., CPBT-KA
NASHVILLE ZOO at GRASSMERE
Member since 2023
Natalie Briggs
Kansas City Zoo
Member since 2023
Alex Lovern, M.S.
Georgia Aquarium
Member since 2023
Melody Brooks
San Diego Zoo
Member since 2023
Lisa Trusty
Louisville Zoo
Member since 2023
Ashley Todd
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Member since 2022
Kathleen Juliano
Sequoia Park Zoo
Member since 2022
Kristi Heffron
Vancouver Aquarium
Member since 2022
Rebecca Hoover
Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
Member since 2022
Laurie Patel
Steinhart Aquarium, California Academy of Sciences
Member since 2024
Misty Gray
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Member since 2024
Mark Kameron Roth
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Member since 2024
Joann Watson
Houston Zoo Inc.
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Jennifer Wilson, President
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium and Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park
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Vickie Edel, Chair
Audubon Nature Institute
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