Membership Services Committee
Membership Services Committee serves as the gateway to ZRA! MSC receives membership applications, reviews the materials provided, and decides to approve or deny the applicants. MSC also tracks membership data over time.
Current members should remember to inform MSC if their job description changes and/or if they move to a new institution. MSC should confirm that the member is still eligible for their current membership category, or if they should change to a different category.
Current Goals & Projects
MSC doesn't usually have extra projects - managing membership applications is enough work as it is! That said, in 2026 MSC members will be working with the Website Managers to move the entire application review process onto our new website. This will make it easier to store membership documents and track membership data.
Membership Services Committee Resources
Membership Services Committee Members
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Committee Chair
Vickie Edel
Registrar Curator
Audubon Nature Institute
504-212-5369
Leader since 2024
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Committee Vice-chair
Alecia Benware
Registrar
North Carolina Zoo
336-879-7630
Leader since 2019
Committee Members
Christina Newman
Tennessee Aquarium
Member since 2025
Deborah Pears
Wonders of Wildlife
Member since 2025
Helen Pontillo
Aquarium of the Pacific
Member since 2025
Matt Seguin, MS
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
Member since 2025
Stephanie Eller
Philadelphia Zoo
Member since 2025
Tracy Rein
Endangered Wolf Center
Member since 2025
Katie Curran
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Member since 2025
Lea Harlan
SeaWorld Florida and Discovery Cove
Member since 2025
Katharine Alexander, MBA
Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Member since 2025
Alex Lovern, M.S.
Georgia Aquarium
Member since 2025
Morgan Dellamura
OdySea Aquarium
Member since 2025
Anna Pelc
Potawatomi Zoo
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General
Shelly Roach, President
Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
P: 614-645-3429
F: 614-645-3465
shelly.roach@columbuszoo.orgMembership Chair
Vickie Edel, Chair
Audubon Nature Institute
P: 504-212-5369
vedel@auduboninstitute.orgProfessional Development
Rae Lynn Haliday, MBA, CRM/CIGO, FAI, Chair
Saint Louis Zoo
P: 314-646-4572
F: 314-647-7969
haliday@stlzoo.orgZRA connects, trains and empowers the community of zoo and aquarium registrars.