You know, I didn’t realize that but it needed it. And Joe saw that, and the board agreed, and adopted those titles. So then you end up with I think five officers and, you know, your CEO and all things. So everything was tidy and nice, and everybody was happy. Read More
And, you know, I applied for that one. ‘Cause I wanted it at that point. And so that’s that final title change. So the director is put in there, you know, none of the duties changed. Read More
Okay?… Read More
And while they were searching, okay?… Read More
Yeah, so basically what happened is we called it the period of distraction. That’s the politically correct way. Lex lost his job and then the directorship was open. So that’s when they appointed both Craig Pugh and myself to co-direct along with the CFO. So actually, three of us. But… Read More
Then the day had come and Craig and I had already decided, I said I don’t want the job. It’s yours. If they want to give it to you, go for it. I said I’m happy doing what I do, I’ll be your lieutenant, I’ll be your wingman. I’ll be… Read More
Was he still there?… Read More
No, he was long gone. Read More
Can you kind of give me an overview about how the zoo director position became vacant and you were able to be put in that?… Read More
So you’re the zoo director?… Read More
That’s the title?… Read More
Yeah, it’s the title, right. And you indicated that you were hired by the zoo director, Lex Salisbury. Read More
And I said I’m fine, I’m okay. But they wanted to reward me and give me that. And the new CEO was part of that title change, when he came in, he changed many titles and that was just one of them so. Read More
We didn’t talk titles, we just talked about, are you still okay?… Read More
What, was it different responsibilities?… Read More
Why so many titles?… Read More
Okay, nothing really changed, but that was the advent of a new CEO and politically, it was appeasing me because I also put in for the CEO position, and there was only two of us, and I didn’t get the job. And so they wanted to make sure that I… Read More
In 2012, you’re still vice president, but now you’re dealing with animal science and conservation, added responsibilities, are you still doing the collection?… Read More
Yeah, added responsibilities and more of a focus on conservation than previous. It was time for the institution to start to ramp up. It’s conservation, and still today, the primary program is the Manatee Rescue and Rehab. That’s a big program. It’s over a million dollars a year. And it’s… Read More
So they gave me those additional responsibilities. So that was kind of the umbrella then that was the complete umbrella over all of the animal care facets. And the veterinarians reported to me. And it just kind of tidied up the organizational chart a lot. From there, in 2015, you… Read More