Staff and Board

Houston Zoo Employees

EXECUTIVE Lee Ehmke — Lisa Avendano Amy Blackmon Roberto Espinosa Kristin Finney Ellen Grodjesk Deborah Johnson Sheryl Kolasinski Trazanna Moreno Jeri Nordbrock Peter Riger

Animal programs

ANIMAL NUTRITION Wilbert Booty Regina Ferral Jordan Johnson Catherine Keith Phyllis Pietrucha-Mays Edith Spillman

AQUARIUM Denise Babecki George Brandy Michael Concannon Kenneth Stange James,Winecki Mark Yun

BIRDS Jessica Clark Stephanie Gonzalez Kathleen Hofmann Christopher Holmes Stephen Howard Timothy Johnson Malcolm Kiddle Kelly Pardy Taylor Rhoades Rene Ryan Bethany Shick Jeremy Whitted Eric Wilson

CARNIVORES Jenna Mcmichael Victoria Miller Paul Reed Cortney Shaw Danielle Swopes Katheryn Watkins Alicia Wedel Megan Woodall

CHILDREN'S ZOO Lisa Cariello Michelle Castle M’Kenna Cerda Jacob Charney Tarah Cornelius Courtney Cummings

Grace Gilbert Marisol Gomez Natalie Jones Heather Kilway Amy Lavergne Danielle Montes De Oca Jason Moore Daniel Ortega Tianna Redieck Brian Stucky Carolyn Zewe

ELEPHANTS Alicia Andring Wren Baker Robert Bernardy Savannah Cofresi Mariam Dehaini Daryl Hoffman Kimberly Klein Sydney Parsons Amanda Rinker Ian Ross Kristin Windle

GENERAL CURATOR Kevin Hodge David Suttinger Alec Young

HERPETOLOGY Christopher Bednarski Scott Boslow Brittanie Crews Elizabeth Fries Matthew Lammers Julie Laturner Stanley Mays Declan Mcdonagh Lauren Roese Eddie Sunila Christopher Valdez

HOOFSTOCK Kimberly Giver Alexa Jansen Heather Johnson Timothy Junker Memory Mays Kendall Moore John Register John Scaramucci Kimberly Siegl Jessica Sigle

NATURAL ENCOUNTERS Rachel Adams John Allen Sydney Fitzpatrick Hayley Halbrook Ashley Hironimus Tessa Metz Priscilla Reed Kamryn Suttinger

PRIMATES Mallory Barbier Ashley Baudler Briana Bauer

Kayla Cosmi Emilie Covert Karli Dallman Amanda Daly Miriam Gordon Sonny Heihn Chelsea Heinen Tiffany Hudson Ashley Kramer Anastasia Lagarde Amelia Law Christina Leslie Judith Mcauliffe Victoria Mcfarland Eric Murray Agnieszka Podraza Ronald Santos Diane Shea Lucy Dee Sheppard Kevin Steinberg Brianna Towers

SEA LIONS Heather Crane Amanda Perry Sophia Plant-Darling Krista Webber

VET CLINIC Catherine Almeida Jennifer Atkinson Kendra Bauer Amy Chapman Joseph Flanagan Jessica Jones Andrew Krauss Andrea Lee Kathryn Lippman Cody Macon Judilee Marrow Christine Molter Michele Ozuna Jennifer Stevenson Maryanne Tocidlowski Ruth Zavala

ADMISSIONS Tyishia Austin Jordan Bohn Elizabeth Burch Amanda Burnom John Cavazos Amy Disisto Rachel Duggan Mary Elders Adalberto Garcia Griselda Garcia Tina Gonzales Hampton Hawkins Megan Hedge Chelsea Horton Christine Hutchison Asma Jamil Tina Krumnow Zoie Lalonde Derrick Lockett Jorge Lopez Heather Love Marah Melendez Epifania Migenes

Daniel Miranda Huerta Rachel Moreau James Motley Cedrell Sampson Maria Santoyo Sebastian Sharp Brenda Taylor

CONSERVATION EDUCATION Catherine Cavanaugh Leia Cook Stuart Davis Jessica Deavult Kathleen Edinburgh Danielle Fisk Nicholas Larberg Gentry Leonard Chelsea Lyons Philip Malek Kelly Mccreery Tara Oakes Alyx Scott Melanie Sorensen Alison Stephens Katerina Unger Melissa Wong

DESIGN & ENGINEERING Trisha Crowe Mark Hoffman Laurey Lucree Florence Tang

DEVELOPMENT Jillian Day Julia Gutierrez Rodney Honerkamp Audra Jesudason Ginger Moon Natalie Nguyen Alexander Pugh Sundra Spiller-Hayes Brittani Williams

EVENT OPERATIONS Wendy Babineaux Hillary Rothenberg Keijuan Saul

EXHIBIT DESIGN Nathan Dean Errol Hanse Alma Olvera Mark Van Wickler

FACILITIES Raymond Adame Paul Aguirre Juan Banda Juan Barrera Jesus Cavazos Jose Cervantes Erin Donato Peter Faini Juan Garcia Silvestre Gomez Brandon Hanna Marcus Harkreader

Martin Hayes John Hohensee Brendan Joseph Paul Lopez Fernando Mauricio Jacob Miguel Oscar Rivera Rene Rivera Carmen Sanchez Samuel Santamaria Martinez Luaay Shehab Jacob Simmons Bryant Smith Jason Smith Raul Tapia Ortega Robert Velazquez Kyle Weber John Williams

FINANCE Alexis Campos Shane Dorman Candace Gutierrez James Hutchinson Elizabeth Tennill

GRAPHICS Dawn Baxter Steven Shultz Kirsten Ufer

GROUNDS Miguel Balderas Adrian Barbosa Ubaldo Barrios Reynaldo Butanda Franklin Calix Jerry Colbert, Jr. Carlos Cuevas Antonio Diaz Bennett Dones Omar Guerra Gregory Haro Tommie Juarez Monyel Page Ricardo Romero Rolando Salinas Jesus Santoyo Enrique Solis

HORTICULTURE Calvin Button Carlos Campos- Garcia Kenny Cao Asia Gillespie David Hansen Anna Land Steven Mata Francisco Ocampo Ariel Sklar Eric Valles

HOUSEKEEPING John Estrada Lydia Hadley Brandi Hopkins Courtney Lomas Sabrina Lomas Rodney Mercer Debra Morgan

Sylvia Olivo Michaela Peck Matilde Ponce Natoshia Rodriguez Viviana Rodriguez Bernice Sims Jessica Tristan

HUMAN RESOURCES Amy Blackmon Brandy Ruiz

HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING Frederick Shaffer

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Quincy Armstead Matthew Bennett Scott Mestayer Kafai Tse Kelly Wilcox

MARKETING Rachael Shappard Marylu Trevino Linsey Whitehead Jackelin Reyna

MEMBERSHIP Rachel Baker Adrian Cavazos Sarah Fern Judith Harrington Andrea Hennerichs Kenneth James Nathalie Jolicoeur Daisy Martinez Erin Newell Dylan Olson DeAndra Ramsey Jeniffer Roman Manuela Saravia Megan Williamson Eliza Zavala

PEST CONTROL Alfredo Arriaga Ami Orth

Charles Betts Alexandra Binford Joshua Bohannon Kailynn Castillo Emilie-Rose Gagne Marina Gallegos Samanta Hernandez Irene Herrera Mary Kuntz John Leblanc Brianna Lykens Stephen Martin Brian McKey Devin Moody Monica Quiroga Staci Robinson Edgar Sagastume Elias Silva Iv Derek Torres Lawrence Trussell Thomas Valdez Jordan Wilson Amanda Yzaguirre

REGISTRAR Sheri Bradley Joann Watson

SPECIAL EVENTS Lisa Stafford

VOLUNTEERS Samantha Junker

WATER QUALITY David Crawford Michael Fannin Karen Sprague Ashlin Stedifor

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION Renee Bumpus

PUBLIC RELATIONS Kevin Kendrick Jacquelyn Wallace Lauren Wappler

PURCHASING Diego Lopez Veronica Pacheco Randall Martin Jose Ruiz Morales

RANGERS Christopher Adams Luis Alvarado Edgar Barrera Renato Barrera Todd Berry

Staff listed were active employees as of December 31, 2020

Giant Anteater, South America’s Pantanal

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sami Ahmad

Roxanne Almaraz*E. William Barnett Director Emeritus

Joe Cleary

Josh DavidsonCarlos de Aldecoa BuenoMike DishbergerJeff DudderarAnne Duncan Director Emeritus

Robert Edwards

Jenny ElkinsDr. Amy GarrouDr. Cullen GeiselmanEureka GilkeyMarty GoossenRobert GrahamGillian Hobson Tandra Jackson Jill Jewett* Myrtle Jones Sanjay Kalavar Peggy Kostial Claire Liu Kelley Lubanko

Kimberly McKay

Stacy Methvin Chair

Clay Neff

Jim Postl*Alexandra “Alie” PrunerRon RandTim RobertsBas SolleveldMacey Stokes

Molly Voorhees*Cynthia WalkerRanda Duncan Williams Director Emeritus

Austin Young Director Emeritus

* Appointed by the Mayor

2020 ANNUAL REPORT

EDITOR Linsey Whitehead, Senior Director, Marketing and Sales

COMMITTEE Lee Ehmke, President & CEO Lisa Marie Avendaño, Vice President, Animal Operations Renee Bumpus, Senior Director, Wildlife Conservation Programs Nick Espinosa, Vice President, Development Sheryl Kolasinski, Chief Operating Officer Trazanna Moreno, Vice President, Marketing and Communications Peter Riger, Vice President, Conservation and Education Melanie Sorensen, Senior Director, Conservation Education Jeri Nordbrock, Chief Financial Officer Kirsten Ufer, Senior Creative Director Jackie Wallace, Senior Director, Public Relations

WRITERS Renee Bumpus Erin Donato Alex Pugh Jackie Wallace Lauren Wappler

PHOTOGRAPHERS Stephanie Adams Renee Bumpus Colleen Cavanaugh Kelly McCreery Daniel Ortiz Jackelin Reyna

The Houston Zoo is one of over 200 zoos and aquariums accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). AZA accreditation stands for excellence in the care of zoo visitors, zoo animals, and Earth’s remaining wilderness.