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ZRA Committees for 2020!
December 19, 2019ZRA’s real strength is at the Committee level! Thank you so much to all of these members who have stepped up and volunteered their time and expertise to support the Association and registrars everywhere!
Italicized names are new members for that Committee. Bold names hold leadership positions.
Annual Conference Committee
- Shelly Roach, Columbus Zoo & Aquarium (Chair)
- Joann Watson, Houston Zoo (Vice-Chair)
- Karen Poly, Los Angeles Zoo (Host)
- Krista Adelhardt, Woodland Park Zoo (Program Chair)
- Jennifer Wilson, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo (Past Chair)
- Isabelle Menard, Zoo de Granby (Past Host)
- Barbara Outerbridge, Bermuda Aquarium, Zoo, and Museum (Past Program Chair)
Bylaws Committee
- Barbara Outerbridge, Bermuda Aquarium, Zoo, and Museum (Chair)
- Andrea Worley, San Diego Safari Park (Vice-Chair)
- Nancy Butler, Detroit Zoo
- Pam Krentz, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- Emily Mattox, Point Defiance Zoo
- Jean Miller, retired
- Mary Noell, Cincinnati Zoo
Ethics Committee
- Giselle Alverson, Tulsa Zoo (Chair)
- Holly Green, Indianapolis Zoo (Vice-Chair)
- Misha Body, California Science Center
- Andrea Echeverry Alcendra, Barranquilla Zoo
- Rebecca Hoover, Audubon Nature Institute
- Debbie Johnson, Brookfield Zoo
- Tricia Webster, Disney’s Animal Kingdom
History Committee
- Aletha Kinser, Sedgwick County Zoo (Chair)
- Katie Kisner, Florida Aquarium (Vice-Chair)
- Linda Bachers, retired
- Faith Benassi, Milwaukee County Zoo
- Nancy Butler, Detroit Zoo
- Anne Rockmore, retired
- Linda Williams Hall, City of Houston
Marketing & Outreach Committee
- Ashley Arimborgo, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (Co-Chair)
- Sylvia Ware, El Paso Zoo (Co-Chair)
- Michiko Berceau, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium (Vice-Chair)
- Kaylin Ackerson, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens
- Laura Armand, Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
- Alecia Benware, North Carolina Zoo
- Laurie Kokkeler, Minnesota Zoo
- Barbara Outerbridge, Bermuda Aquarium, Zoo, and Museum
- Anna Pelc, Potawatomi Zoo
- Kimberly Robertson, Safari West
- Lisa Trusty, Louisville Zoo
- Linda William Hall, City of Houston
- Andrea Worley, San Diego Safari Park
- Jen Zak, Columbian Park Zoo
Membership Services Committee
- Matt Seguin, MOTE Marine Laboratory (Chair)
- Sherie Bradley, Houston Zoo (Vice-Chair)
- Nancy Asherman, Rosamond Gifford Zoo
- Alecia Benware, North Carolina Zoo
- Vickie Edel, Audubon Nature Institute
- Stephanie Eller, Philadelphia Zoo
- Christina Newman, Tennessee Aquarium
- Heather Purdeu, Scovill Zoo
- Tracy Rein, Endangered Wolf Center
Newsletter Committee
- Deanna Snell, Calgary Zoo (Chair)
- Melissa Cardenas, SeaWorld San Antonio (Vice-Chair)
- Krista Adelhardt, Woodland Park Zoo
- Karen Jarvis, North Carolina Zoo
- Anna Pelc, Potawatomi Zoo
- Karen Poly, Los Angeles Zoo
Nominations & Elections Committee
- Jessica Grote, Denver Zoo (Chair)
- Kaylin Ackerson, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens
- Anna Pelc, Potawatomi Zoo
Professional Development Committee
- Peter Grimm, Oregon Zoo (Chair)
- Lily Moore, St. Louis Zoo (Co-Vice-Chair)
- Rae Lynn Haliday, St. Louis Zoo (Co-Vice-Chair)
- Jessica Grote, Denver Zoo
- Adrienne Horrigan, Lincoln Park Zoo
- Kathleen Juliano, Sequoia Park Zoo
- Jean Miller, retired
Standards Committee
- Melody Brooks, San Diego Zoo (Chair)
- Laura Armand, Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Vice-Chair)
- Jessica Grote, Denver Zoo
- Rae Lynn Haliday, St. Louis Zoo
- Jayne Hardwick, Nashville Zoo
- Lindsey Herron, Birmingham Zoo
- Adrienne Horrigan, Lincoln Park Zoo
- Natalie Johnson, Kansas City Zoo
- Kathleen Juliano, Sequoia Park Zoo
- Mary Noell, Cincinnati Zoo
- Ashley Todd, ZooTampa at Lowry Park
- Lisa Trusty, Louisville Zoo
Strategic Planning Committee
- Emily Mattox, Point Defiance Zoo
- Stephanie Eller, Philadelphia Zoo
- Krista Adelhardt, Woodland Park Zoo
- Giselle Alverson, Tulsa Zoo
- Ashley Arimborgo, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
- Laura Armand, Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
- Donna Bear, Jacksonville Zoo
- Michiko Berceau, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
- Sherie Bradley, Houston Zoo
- Melody Brooks, San Diego Zoo
- Melissa Cardenas, SeaWorld San Antonio
- Rae Lynn Haliday, St. Louis Zoo
- Jayne Hardwick, Nashville Zoo
- Lindsey Herron, Birmingham Zoo
- Rebecca Hoover, Audubon Nature Institute
- Adrienne Horrigan, Lincoln Park Zoo
- Aletha Kinser, Sedgwick County Zoo
- Katie Kisner, Florida Aquarium
- Holly Green, Indianapolis Zoo
- Peter Grimm, Oregon Zoo
- Jessica Grote, Denver Zoo
- Lily Moore, St. Louis Zoo
- Barbara Outerbridge, Bermuda Aquarium, Zoo, and Museum
- Gloria Rivera, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- Shelly Roach, Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
- Matt Seguin, MOTE Marine Laboratory
- Deanna Snell, Calgary Zoo
- Heather Terrell, Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
- Lisa Trusty, Louisville Zoo
- Sylvia Ware, El Paso Zoo
- Joann Watson, Houston Zoo
- Jenn Wilson, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
- Andrea Worley, San Diego Safari Park
Training Committee
- Donna Bear, Jacksonville Zoo (Co-Chair)
- Gloria Rivera, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Co-Chair)
- Lindsey Herron, Birmingham Zoo (Vice-Chair)
- Diane Craft, Bronx Zoo
- Vickie Edel, Audubon Nature Institute
- Jackie Gregory, Utica Zoo
- Natalie Johnson, Kansas City Zoo
- Emily Mattox, Point Defiance Zoo
- Lynn McDuffie, Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Jean Miller, retired
- Joann Watson, Houston Zoo
- Tricia Webster, Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Website Task Force
- Krista Adelhardt, Woodland Park Zoo
- Donna Bear, Jacksonville Zoo
- Stephanie Eller, Philadelphia Zoo
- Rae Lynn Haliday, St. Louis Zoo
- Jayne Hardwick, Nashville Zoo
- Adrienne Horrigan, Lincoln Park Zoo
- Katie Kisner, Florida Aquarium
- Shelly Roach, Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
- Matt Seguin, MOTE Marine Laboratory
- Heather Terrell, Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
- Jenn Wilson, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo
- Katelyn Wolfrom, Philadelphia Zoo
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