WAZA Standing Committees
Committee for Population Management
| Simon Tonge | Chair | Paignton Zoo |
| Martín Zordan | WAZA | |
| Candice Dorsey | Voting member | AZA |
| Danny de Man | Voting member | EAZA |
| Tracy Rehse | Voting member | National Zoological Gardens of South Africa / PAAZA |
| Wendy Chua | Voting member | SEAZA / Singapore Zoo |
| Yolanda Matamoros | Voting member | AMACZOOA |
| Etsuo Narushima | Voting member | JAZA |
| Christian Olaciregui | Voting member | ALPZA |
| Nicola Craddock | Voting member | ZAA |
| Kathlyn Mucha | Participating member | Species360 |
| Kathy Traylor-Holzer | Participating member | CPSG |
| Fiona Fisken | Participating member | ZSL |
| Alexandra Guerra | Corresponding member | ALPZA |
| Kristine Schad | Corresponding member | AZA |
| Raymond van de Meer | Corresponding member | EAZA |
| John Werth | Corresponding member | PAAZA |
| SP Yadav | Corresponding member | CZA |
| Craig Hoover | Corresponding member | AZA |
| Laurie Bingaman Lackey | Corresponding member | WAZA |
| William van Lint | Corresponding member | EAZA |
Ethics and Animal Welfare
Karen Fifield | Chair | Wellington Zoo |
Paula Cerdán | WAZA |
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Nicola Craddock | Member | ZAA (Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia) |
Candice Dorsey | Member | AZA (Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
Masami Kurobe | Member | JAZA (Japanese Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
Cesare Avesani Zaborra | Member | Parco Natura Viva |
John Werth | Member | PAAZA (Pan-African Association of Zoos & Aquaria) |
Wen Haur Cheng | Member | Singapore Zoo |
Holly Farmer | Member | EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria)/ Paignton Zoo |
Paloma Bosso | Member | Parque das Aves |
Ron Kagan | Member | Detroit Zoological Society |
Finance
James Cretney | Chair | Calgary Zoo |
Christina Morbin | WAZA |
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Jenny Gray | Member | Melbourne Zoo |
Michael Boos | Member | Ocean Park |
Clément Lanthier | Member | Calgary Zoo |
Theo Pagel | Member | Cologne Zoo |
Membership
Thomas Kauffels | Chair | Opel-Zoo |
Janet Ho | WAZA |
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Patricia Simmons | Voting Member | North Carolina Zoo |
Sonja Luz | Voting Member | Singapore Zoo |
Katy Duke | Voting Member | The Deep |
Elaine Bensted | Voting Member | Adelaide Zoo |
Andrea Echeverry-Alcendra | Voting Member | ACOPAZOA (Colombian Association of Zoos and Aquariums) |
John Werth | Voting Member | PAAZA (Pan-African Association of Zoos & Aquaria) |
Paul Gosselin | Non-voting Member | Zoo de Granby |
Radoslaw Ratajszczak | Non-voting Member | Wroclaw Zoo |
Etsuo Narushima | Non-voting Member | JAZA (Japanese Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
Mark Craig | Non-voting Member | Al Ain Zoo |
WAZA President, Theo Pagel | Non-voting Member | Cologne Zoo |
WAZA Past President, Jenny Gray | Non-voting Member | Melbourne Zoo |
WAZA Interim CEO, Martin Zordan | Non-voting Member | WAZA |
Nominating
Chair: Jenny Gray (Zoos Victoria)
WAZA Non-Standing Committees
Associations
Myfanwy Griffith | Chair | EAZA (European Association of Zoos & Aquaria) |
Andrea Echeverry | Member | ACOPAZOA (Colombian Association of Zoos and Aquariums) |
Cécile Erny | Member | AFDPZ (Association Française des Parcs Zoologiques) |
Olga Santacana | Member | AIZA (Iberian Association of Zoos & Aquaria) |
Alexandra Guerra | Member | ALPZA (Latin American Zoo & Aquarium Association) |
Yolanda Matamoros | Member | AMACZOOA (Mesoamerican & Caribbean Zoos & Aquaria Association) |
Craig Hoover | Chair | AZA (Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
Ernesto Zazueta | Member | AZCARM (Asociacion de Zoologicos, Criaderos y Acuarios de Mexico AC) |
Madelon Willemsen | Member | BIAZA (British & Irish Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
Rachel Léger | Member | CAZA (Canada’s Accredited Zoos and Aquariums) |
SP Yadav | Member | CZA (Central Zoo Authority) |
Henrik Herold | Member | DAZA (Danish Zoological Gardens & Aquaria) |
Gert Emmrich | Member | DTG (Deutsche Tierpark-Gesellschaft e.V.) |
Karl Görnhardt | Member | DWV (Deutscher-Wildgehege-Verband e.V.), Tiergarten Sababurg |
Vladimir Spitsin | Member | EARAZA (Eurasian Regional Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
Etsuo Narushima | Member | JAZA (Japanese Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
John Werth | Member | PAAZA (Pan-African Association of Zoos & Aquaria) |
Katharina Rech | Member | SAZA-SDF (Swedish Association of Zoological Parks & Aquaria) |
Wen-Haur Cheng | Member | SEAZA (South East Asian Zoo Association) |
Claudia Igayara | Member | SZB (Sociedade de Zoológicos e Aquários do Brasil) |
Erich Kocner / Josef Kindl | Member | UCSZOO (Union of Czech and Slovak Zoos) |
Gloria Svampa | Member | UIZA (Italian Union of Zoos & Aquaria) |
Volker Homes | Member | VdZ (Verband der Zoologischen Gärten) |
Nicola Craddock | Member | ZAA (Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia) |
Aquariums
Tom Schmid | Chair | Texas State Aquarium |
Gavrielle Kirk-Cohen | WAZA |
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Kevin Mills | Member | South Carolina Aquarium |
Tim Mullican | Member | Georgia Aquarium |
Katy Duke | Member | The Deep |
Keith Sanford | Member | Tennessee Aquarium |
Kelly Timmins | Member | SEA Aquarium Singapore |
Jon Dohlin | Member | New York Aquarium |
Clint Wright | Member | Vancouver Aquarium |
David van Cuylenburg | Member | Dubai Aquarium |
Chris Dold | Member | Seaworld Orlando |
Conservation and Environmental Sustainability
Mike Barclay | Chair | Singapore Zoo |
Martín Zordan | WAZA |
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David Musingo | Member | Uganda Wildlife Education centre |
Maria Clara Dominguez | Member – also member of the SDG subcommittee | Cali Zoo |
Carmel Croukamp-Davies | Member | Parque das Aves |
Jens-Ove Heckel | Member | Zoo Landau |
Bob Chastain | Member – Chair of Palm Oil Subcommittee | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo |
Judy Mann | Member – Chair of the Plastic Task Team and also member of the SDG subcommittee | SAAMBR (South African Association for Marine Biological Research) |
Kira Mileham | Ex officio member | IUCN SSC |
Onnie Byers | Ex officio member | IUCN SSC CPSG |
Sanna Hellstrom | Member | Helsinki Zoo |
SP Yadav | Member | Central Zoo Authority |
Becca Hanson | Member | Studio Hanson/ Roberts |
Elaine Bensted | Member | Adelaide Zoo |
Eric Tsao | Member | Taipei Zoo |
Palm Oil Subcommittee
Chair: Bob Chastain (Cheyenne Mountain Zoo)
WAZA: Martin Zordan
Sustainability Subcommittee
Chair: Karen Fifield (Wellington Zoo)
WAZA: Martin Zordan
Enterprise
Chair: John Frawley (Minnesota Zoo)
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is the global alliance of regional associations, national federations, zoos and aquariums, dedicated to the care and conservation of animals and their habitats around the world.