To have fun with it. He tried to make, you know, when they did an exhibit they tried to make it exciting. I also, when we were trying to do, or we were gonna design our lion exhibit. And they had done one, so we took our parks people there… Read More
I learned different things from different people. That was the fun one. Read More
Saying that, would you recommend the zoo/aquarium field to a young person with sincere interest in wildlife and conservation today?… Read More
What did he teach you?… Read More
You’re moving forward, you know?… Read More
And as long as you’re moving forward that means you’re not moving backwards, so that’s okay. In your career you’ve had a number of mentors. One of which we talked about briefly was Gary Clark, director of the Topeka Zoo. Read More
Who was that?… Read More
Not saying. Just saying. You can smile in different ways, you know. But anyway, it’s keeping a positive front. Read More
You know, you might get discouraged on certain days or certain times, but in the big picture?… Read More
Mostly just keep smiling. Just put the face on and keep smiling. Move it forward. That’s all you can do. Read More
Yeah, mmhm. Read More
Did somebody actually give you that piece of advice?… Read More
At this point in time, or is there still more to do?… Read More
I think there’s always more to do. If you gave up or you thought okay, we’ve achieved it, then something’s wrong. ‘Cause you should always be trying to do something better. I think they’ve done a great job. Getting there through the process. But I don’t think you should ever… Read More
So you keep doing whatever you can, for whether it’s the individual animal or the species, and keep moving forward. Read More
What’s the most important piece of advice that you receive that has stayed with you throughout your career?… Read More
Every place you went you learned something. Oh, somebody did these graphics there and that was kind of cool. Maybe we could do that. Or there wasn’t one… I could say the Lincoln Park Zoo and the St. Louis Zoo ’cause they helped us so much, but I think. I… Read More
Do you think, in exhibitry and in management, do you think zoos are maintaining elephants correctly?… Read More
Everybody talks about San Diego. Well they do a wonderful job with their landscaping. But they have beautiful weather that maintains that at all times. There’s other places that. I like their programming. I liked the Seattle Zoo. I just liked the way it was laid out. There was…… Read More
And if so, I mean you have seen other zoos, why might you admire them and where are they?… Read More