And so if you’re a good finance person, okay, you got that covered. If you’re not a good finance person, you better have a good finance person on your staff. If you’re good at PR, okay. And if you’re not, you better have somebody on your staff who can do… Read More
Well, my answer is you need to be all of it, you know?… Read More
Is it a, you know, a business manager?… Read More
Is it a veterinarian, is it an animal person, is it a PR person, is it a finance person?… Read More
What makes a good zoo director?… Read More
Do you think that zoo directors today need to, and again zoo directors in general, need to be more adept at fundraising then they were before?… Read More
Well, I think that somebody in the zoo needs to be adept at fundraising, and you know, I know one of the things that, that people ask, you know, what makes the best zoo director?… Read More
What can we do with them?… Read More
And so, I think you need to do that. Read More
And the same with your staff, how can you help them?… Read More
You know, maybe you could get by with stuff in the past that you can’t now, but there’s no reason to not treat people properly, and you know learn, what’s the visitor expect to get out of this?… Read More
What do they wanna know?… Read More
Now saying that, you’ve given me that advice, what skill set, qualities does a zoo director need today as compared to when you were director?… Read More
Well, I don’t know that it’s any different. I think you better be a good people person. You gotta understand your staff, you gotta understand your visitor. You gotta be able to work with people if you’re gonna be successful, and I think that that hasn’t changed. Read More
Any advice for a new zoo director based on your experience?… Read More
Well, I would hope that you would take your job seriously, but also try to enjoy it. I always took my job seriously. I’m not sure I always, what would you say, smelled the roses or enjoyed, I mean, it was exciting, it was challenging, but it was also difficult. Read More
Well, I would hope and I think, you know, with AZA and the accreditation program, they already do all of that. Read More
I would hope that that, you know, there’s no question that animal care has to be the top priority. You know, animal welfare is a part of it, and there are some zoos, some roadside institutions that don’t give proper animal care, and I would hope that those would improve… Read More
What makes a good zoo and what’s prepared?… Read More
What do you think were the most significant changes during your career?… Read More