Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Species Survival Plan® Program (SSP) Education Liaisons

Birds| Fishes| Mammals| Reptiles and Amphibians| Vacancies

Education Liaisons: Birds

Bustard, Kori

Education Liaison: Jamie Ford
Institution: Friends of the National Zoo
Education Liaison: Cindi Collins
Institution: Fort Worth Zoo

Condor, California

Education Liaison: Cindy Wallace
Institution: San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park

Crane, Red-Crowned

Education Liaison: Amy Padolf-Hall
Institution: National Aviary

Crane, White-Naped

Education Liaison: Amy Padolf-Hall
Institution: National Aviary

Duck, White-Winged Wood

Education Liaison: Candace Bates
Institution: Akron Zoo

Hornbill (Great and Rinoceros)

Education Liaison: Amy Padolf-Hall
Institution: National Aviary

Kingfisher, Micronesian

Education Liaison: Lanis Petrik
Institution: Brookfield Zoo

Mynah, Bali

Education Liaison: Mary-Lynn Jensen
Institution: Sea World Florida

Parrot, Thick-Billed

Education Liaison: Lara Kirkendall
Institution: Sacramento Zoo

Penguin, Humboldt

Education Liaison: Cindy Cho
Brookfield Zoo

Vulture, Cinereous

Education Liaison: Carol Hendrickson
Institution: Birmingham Zoo

Education Liaisons: Fishes

Cichlid, Lake Victoria (12 spp.)

Education Liaison: Rebecca Rose
Institution: Columbus Zoo
Education Liaison: Robin Whittall
Institution: Sacramento Zoo

Education Liaisons: Mammals

Bat, Rodrigues Fruit

Education Liaison: Terry O'Connor
Institution: Woodland Park Zoo
Education Liaison: Kim Whitman
Institution: Philadelphia Zoo

Bear, Polar

Education Liaison: Kathy Kennedy
Institution: Ecotarium

Bear, Spectacled

Education Liaison: Kelly Russo
Institution: Houston Zoo

Bear, Sun

Education Liaison: Grant Spickelmier
Institution: Minnesota Zoo

Bongo

Education Liaison: Nancy Hampson
Institution: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Bonobo

Education Liaison: James Mills
Institution: Milwaukee County Zoo

Dog, African Wild

Education Liaison: Charis Henrie
Institution: Oregon Zoo

Ferret, Black-footed

Education Liaison: Nicole Mantz
Institution: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Elephant (African and Asian)

Education Liaison: Kathy Lehnhardt
Institution: Disney's Animal Kingdom

Gibbon (Siamang, White-cheeked, White-handed)

Education Liaison: Robin Funk
Institution: Brookfield Zoo
Education Liaison: Kelliann Whitney
Institution: Jacksonville Zoo

Gorilla, Western Lowland

Education Liaison: Chalene Jendry
Institution: Columbus Zoo

Jaguar

Education Liaison: Stacy Johnson
Institution: Fort Worth Zoo

Leopard, Clouded

Education Liaison: Karen Povey
Institution: Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium

Lion

Education Liaison: Rich Block
Institution: Santa Barbara

Loris, Pygmy

Education Liaison: Victoria Garrison
Institution: San Diego Zoo

Macaque (Japanese, Lion-Tailed, Sulawesi)

Education Liaison: Lara Kirkendall
Institution: Sacramento Zoo

Ocelot

Education Liaison: Allyson Atkins
Institution: Disney's Animal Kingdom

Orangutan (2 spp.)

Education Liaison: Sandi Linn
Institution: Central Florida Zoo

Oryx, Scimitar-Horned

Education Liaison: Kelliann Whitney
Institution: Jacksonville Zoo

Otter (4 Spp.)

Education Liaison: Amanda Albright
Institution: Philadelphia Zoo

Panda, Giant

Education Liaison: Sarah Bexell
Institution: Zoo Atlanta

Tamarin, Cotton-Top

Education Liaison: Keith Winsten
Institution: Brookfield Zoo

Tiger (Amur, Indochinese, Sumatran)

Education Liaison: Martha E.G. Caron, Ph.D.
Institution: Minnesota Zoological Garden

Tree Kangaroo (Matschie's, Goodfellow's, Grizzled, Doria's)

Education Liaison: Heidi Jamieson
Institution: Philadelphia Zoo
Education Liaison: Rebecca Rose
Institution: Columbus Zoo

Wolf, Mexican

Education Liaison: Jacquelyn Fallon
Institution: Minnesota Zoological Garden

Wolf, Red

Education Liaison: Craig Standridge
Institution: Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
Education Liaison: Pam Meyer
Institution: Wild Canid Center

Reptiles and Amphibians

Crocodile, Cuban

Education Liaison: Marcelle Gianelloni
Institution: Louisville Zoo

Dragon, Komodo

Education Liaison: Deirdre Ballou
Institution: San Diego Zoo

Vacancies

If you're interested in applying to become the Education Liaison for any of the following conservation programs, please contact Shareen Knowlton.

Birds
Chicken, Attwater's Prairie
Cockatoo, Palm
Condor, Andean
Crane, Wattled
Peafowl, Congo
Penguin, African
Pigeon (Blue Crowned and Victoria Crowned)
Pigeon, Mauritius Pink
Rail, Guam

Invertebrates
Snail, Partula (4 spp.)

Mammals
Addax
Babirusa
Baboon (Hamadryas, Guinea, Gelead, Drill, Mandrill)
Banteng
Barasingha
Bear, Sloth
Callimico (Goeldi's Monkey)
Cat, Black-Footed
Cat, Fishing
Cat, Pallas'
Cat, Sand
Cheetah
Chimpanzee
Colobus (Angolan and Guereza)
Gaur
Gazelle (Addra and Mhorr)
Gazelle, Slender-Horned
Giraffe
Guenon (11 Spp.)
Hippopotamus, Pygmy
Horse, Asian Wild
Langur (Dove, Francois', Silvered, Spectacled)
Lemur, Black and Blue-Eyed
Lemur, Coquerel's Mouse
Lemur, Mongoose
Lemur, Ring-Tailed
Lemur, Ruffed
Leopard, Snow
Mangabey (Black, Golden-bellied, Red-capped)
Marmoset, Geoffroy's
Monkeys, South American Spider (4 spp.)
Okapi
Oryx, Arabian
Panda, Red
Peccary, Chacoan
Pig, Visayan Warty
Rhinoceros, Asian
Rhinoceros, Black
Rhinoceros, Sumatran
Rhinoceros, White
Tamarin, Golden Lion
Wallaby, Yellow-Footed Rock Wolf, Maned
Zebra, Grevy's

Reptiles and Amphibians
Alligator, Chinese
Boa, Virgin Islands
Iguana (Grand Cayman and Jamaican)
Rattlesnake, Aruba Island
Snake, Louisiana Pine
Toad, Puerto Rican Crested
Toad, Wyoming
Tortoise, Radiated
Viper, Ocellate Mountain