Interview 22891 – Caption Index: 511
Are there some other items that might serve them well in the future?… Read More
Are there some other items that might serve them well in the future?… Read More
If you could give zoos a directive. And have them address certain issues in the future. Read More
Based on your history, what would you want zoos to address in the future?… Read More
What issues?… Read More
And help their level grow up too. Give them the means so that they can expand their knowledge, get more involved in some of these other projects. So this thought process about what a director should do, which you just talked about, you kind of evolved that thinking over the… Read More
I guess I didn’t have a specific idea of what a director was. Per se. And maybe it’s different at different places. I just knew where I was. We needed to do something to change some of what we had. So if that meant me going out and doing fundraising. Read More
Or you knew that’s what it was?… Read More
Did you feel that pressure?… Read More
I didn’t feel it as pressure. Because I thought that’s what I was there to do. I was there to do whatever I needed to do to make it better. You know, as long as you’re… I didn’t want to just be a manager. A manager can operate a zoo. Read More
Or to run the programs, not only the zoo, but the programs to pay your staff to keep them “happy,” you know?… Read More
Money. (laughs) Worrying about getting enough money to do what you wanted to do or how to do it best. And. That was probably one of the biggest ones. That and. Probably staff and public relations. You know, how you dealt in-house and how you dealt out-house. Well not out-house,… Read More
Your boards. The politicians in your city. The people with – the movers and shakers that had the money. And how to make that all work. Right. Yeah. Read More
Do you think there there is undue pressure on directors to raise money to be part of the major force in raising money?… Read More
I think we kind of went like this and now we’re on the training, or were in the training, to get them back. I think it’s at a higher level now where the general public appreciates zoos more. Read More
And how do you see the future regarding these same concerns?… Read More
What issues caused you the most concern during your career?… Read More
I hate to get back to- What kept you up at night?… Read More
And then when some of the public started to go huh, are they treating the animals right?… Read More
Are we doing this? Are we doing that?… Read More
Are they spending the money in the right places?… Read More