Interview 22891 – Caption Index: 215
And can you explain the evolution then of the Zoo Society?… Read More
And can you explain the evolution then of the Zoo Society?… Read More
A long time. I think I was appointed in ’82. 1982. And then when we developed that Zoological Society and we’re doing fundraising, the Zoo Society had hired a development person that came in. And basically the two of us, he would take me as the one who knew the… Read More
That… Let’s see, I’m trying to figure out exact years, so it was probably by… He left in 2005 and at that point the society and the park district said you know, Jan, you’re the one that’s out there in front and already knows all this stuff and is doing… Read More
Yeah. Well that’s part of – any director should be “selling” the zoo. Read More
So that was- So you were zoo director when you were fundraising?… Read More
And get everybody involved in it so that they know this is our joint mutual plan. This is what we’re working toward. But again, I mean you can do one. And should. And I think it’s required through accreditation processes. But you just need to update it on a regular… Read More
When you say a new director comes in, how long were you director of the Glen Oak Zoo?… Read More
You know, you just gotta manipulate it a little bit. Read More
And. What’s your opinion about…… Read More
Master planning?… Read More
Master plans. Master plans are good to get people to buy into what you wan to do, but they gotta be flexible. They gotta move. Because as much as you like this set plan, things change. Budgets change, people change. Politics change. So the best thing you can do is… Read More
As you were running the zoo. Read More
And you sit there and laugh don’t you?… Read More
Did you feel that Glen Oak needed a master plan?… Read More
People went to the bathroom, you know, came back out, they said well we had the meeting. And I said you didn’t invite me. I didn’t get to go in the bathroom. And they’re like oh it’s okay, Jan. So I don’t think anything huge was decided, but it was… Read More
There are some farsighted people out there that, and men, that saw things differently. And it wasn’t man against woman, it was just the way things were at the time and you had to work your way in. Read More
And like you say, just kind of keep moving forward. As we reflect on it now, there are so many more women. Mmhm, true. I think, well you know in that era when I first started applying to work at zoos, I remember going to the Minnesota Zoo that I… Read More
(Jan laughs) Yeah, I mean you can. I would guess it was no different than guys getting together and saying. Dang, I’m having this problem with staffing and doing this or that. So we talked the normal same things. Only once do I remember, and that was more at a… Read More
Did you call each other or commiserate on issues?… Read More
And they were just our little luncheon go. We divvied it up professionally, what did we want to do. Whether it was through AZA or in our zoos or whatever. Personally what we wanted to do to grow as women. And get along, and it was just a little bonding… Read More