Training
Chair (2023-2028)
Lindsey Herron
Registrar
Birmingham Zoo Inc.
2630 Cahaba Road, Birmingham, AL 35223 USA
Phone: 205-879-0409 ext 259
Fax: 205-879-9426
Email: lherron@birminghamzoo.com
Vice Chair (2024-2028)
Kristi Heffron
Animal Registrar
Vancouver Aquarium
PO Box 3232, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B3X8 Canada
Phone: 604-659-3580
Email: kristi.heffron@vanaqua.org
Member (2023-2025)
Crystal Butler
Senior Animal Care Technician
Oklahoma City Zoo
4709 nw 46th ct, Warr Acres, OK 73122 United States
Phone: 405-425-0259
Email: CQuerry@okczoo.org
Member (2023-2025)
Krista Adelhardt
Animal Management Registrar
Woodland Park Zoo
5500 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98103 USA
Phone: 425.967.2341
Email: Krista.Adelhardt@zoo.org

Member (2022-2025)
Tricia Webster
Registrar
Disney's Animal Kingdom
PO Box 10000, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 USA
Phone: 407-446-8019
Email: tricia.r.webster@disney.com

Member (2014-2028)
Lynn S. McDuffie
Manager - Animal Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Disney's Animal Kingdom / The Seas
P. O. Box 10000 (mail), 1200 N. Savannah Circle East (shipping), Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 USA
Phone: 321-263-6343
Email: lynn.mcduffie@disney.com

Member (2024-2028)
Andrea Echeverry-Alcendra, Biologist
Reptile & Amphibian Conservation Coordinator
Indianapolis Zoological Society (Indianapolis Zoo) - Global Center for Species Survival (GCSS)
1200 West Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46222 United States
Phone: +13175220536

Member (2020-2028)
Natalie Briggs
Animal Registrar
Kansas City Zoo
6800 ZOO DRIVE, Kansas City, MO 64132 USA
Phone: 816-595-1369
Fax: 816-595-1882
Email: nataliebriggs@fotzkc.org

Member (2023-2028)
Leslie Traywick Silvia
Assistant Registrar
John Ball Zoo
737 Prospect Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 United States
Phone: 2693696141
Email: Lsilvia@jbzoo.org
Member (2024-2028)
Joann Watson
Registrar
Houston Zoo Inc.
1513 Cambridge Street, Houston, TX 77030 USA
Phone: 713-533-6510
Fax: 713-533-6653
Email: jwatson@houstonzoo.org

Member (2022-2028)
Donna Bear
Curator of Species Management
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
370 Zoo Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32218 USA
Phone: (904) 757-4463 x173
Fax: (904) 714-4441
Email: beard@jacksonvillezoo.org

Member (2020-2028)
Gloria E. Rivera
Associate Registrar
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland, OH 44109 USA
Phone: 216-635-3370
Fax: 216-661-3312
Email: ger@clevelandmetroparks.com
Member (2024-2028)
Laurie Patel
Senior Manager of Records and Registration
Steinhart Aquarium, California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118 United States
Phone: 9517686227
Email: lpatel@calacademy.org

Member (2020-2028)
Debbie Johnson
Registrar
Brookfield Zoo
3300 Golf Rd, Brookfield, IL 60513 USA
Phone: 708-688-8460
Fax: 708-688-7460
Email: debbie.johnson@czs.org

Member (2024-2028)
Dana Bae
Registrar
Mesker Park Zoo
1545 Mesker Park Drive, Evansville, IN 47720 USA
Phone: 812-435-0820
Fax: 812-435-6247
Email: dbae@meskerparkzoo.com

Member (2024-2028)
Lea Harlan
Registrar
SeaWorld Florida and Discovery Cove
7007 Sea World Drive, Orlando, FL 32821 USA
Phone: 407-363-2360
Email: Lea.Harlan@seaworld.com
Board Liaison
Joann Watson
Registrar
Houston Zoo Inc.
1513 Cambridge Street, Houston, TX 77030 USA
Phone: 713-533-6510
Fax: 713-533-6653
Email: jwatson@houstonzoo.org

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