Ed Bean with elephant Countess 1910

Photo courtesy of Milwaukee County Zoo. Reproduced by permission of the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Assistant Director

An assistant director supports the director of the zoo or aquarium and manages in their place as needed. They are responsible for the day to day management of the zoo or aquarium, training employees, developing programs that serve the best interest of the institution, overseeing budgets, and ensuring that day-to-day business runs smoothly.

Interview | Director

Mark Reed

Mark Reed served as General Curator of the San Antonio Zoo in 1974, then moving to the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas as Assistant Director. In 1991 he assumed the directorship of the Sedgwick County Zoo retiring after 25 years at the helm. Watch the full Interview

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Interview | Assistant Director

Dennis Meritt

With a background in research Dennis’s first zoo position was as zoologist at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo in 1967.Watch the full Interview

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In Memoriam

Jan 1, 1938 - Feb 7, 2015

Interview | Director

Saul Kitchener

Saul started his zoo career in 1963 as the Curator of Primates at the Oklahoma City Zoo. Positions followed in 1966 as General Curator, at the Henry Doorly Zoo and in 1968 as General Curator at Lincoln Park Zoo later becoming the Assistant Director. He retired as the director of the San Francisco Zoo in 1988. Watch the full Interview

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