Curator
Bess has 33 years of experience working at two of the major zoos in the United States. She has been instrumental in assisting the Milwaukee Zoo library in its mission to be a repository for zoo history. As a co-author of the definitive book on the history of the Milwaukee Zoo, her research provided insight as to how zoos have evolved throughout the years. In a field dominated by men, she has had a successful career contributing to many aspects of animal management.
