Interview 22891 – Caption Index: 226
And they were friends at the zoo, not running the zoo?… Read More
And they were friends at the zoo, not running the zoo?… Read More
But there was an older society became a newer society or was the same one?… Read More
Different. Read More
How’d that evolve?… Read More
As zoo director we helped form that zoo group first before they hired anybody to come in and be their manager or, you know. Read More
So we would set up the meetings, you know?… Read More
I made the board agendas. We set up the committees. I sat not on the board, but I came to every board meeting and gave the reports. Met with… The society president and others as they needed me. To kind of either educate them on certain things or help them… Read More
And can you explain the evolution then of the Zoo Society?… Read More
You seemed to indicate it was a newer organization. Read More
How did that transition take place and what was then your role as zoo director with this new organization?… 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
So that was- So you were zoo director when you were fundraising?… Read More
Yeah. Well that’s part of – any director should be “selling” the zoo. 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
You know, you just gotta manipulate it a little bit. Read More
When you say a new director comes in, how long were you director of the Glen Oak Zoo?… 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