Interview 22891 – Caption Index: 504
Or you knew that’s what it was?… Read More
Or you knew that’s what it was?… 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
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
What issues caused you the most concern during your career?… Read More
And how do you see the future regarding these same concerns?… 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
How to interact with people on different levels. A basic management type course that gives you a broad view of how to work with other people in the most appropriate way. A communications kind of review. Read More
In your years in the profession, what changes have you seen regarding visitor attitudes?… Read More
And administration at the national level. In any of the professional groups. Especially visitor attitudes about zoos. I think it’s gotten better. I think we were good and then as knowledge was out there more about what zoos were doing and there was more reporting on it, I think we… Read More
Now there’s a good thought. I don’t think you can make anything mandatory like that, but I think it’s a good idea to offer it. So that people who want to have that kind of training can get it. You know, if you’re at a keeper level and want to… Read More
So since you’ve been invested in education for much of your career, what would you include in a training program for curators?… Read More