I was the president from 1991. And by that time, I think AZA was well involved with the species survival plans and were much more conservation-oriented than they had been in the past. I felt that the people involved with the board at that time were some of the leaders in the zoo. I think they had contributed greatly to the AZA and I felt it was a very important professional development for me but also for my zoo staff to be involved with AZA at the time. And I feel that was a very positive influence on the staff.
