WAZA Standing Committees
Committee for Population Management
David Field | Chair | Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) |
Paula Cerdán | WAZA | |
Candice Dorsey | Voting member | AZA (Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
Danny de Man | Voting member | EAZA (European Association of Zoos & Aquaria) |
Tracy Rehse | Voting member | National Zoological Gardens of South Africa / PAAZA (Pan-African Association of Zoos & Aquaria) |
Wendy Chua | Voting member | SEAZA (South East Asian Zoo Association)/Singapore Zoo |
Yolanda Matamoros | Voting member | AMACZOOA (Mesoamerican & Caribbean Zoos & Aquaria Association) |
Etsuo Narushima | Voting member | JAZA (Japanese Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
Christian Olaciregui | Voting member | ALPZA (Latin American Zoo & Aquarium Association) |
James Biggs | Voting member | ZAA (Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia) |
Kathlyn Mucha | Participating member | Species360 |
Kathy Traylor-Holzer | Participating member | CPSG (Conservation Planning Specialist Group) |
Alexandra Guerra | Corresponding member | ALPZA (Latin American Zoo & Aquarium Association) |
Kristine Schad | Corresponding member | AZA (Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
Raymond van de Meer | Corresponding member | EAZA (European Association of Zoos & Aquaria) |
John Werth | Corresponding member | PAAZA (Pan-African Association of Zoos & Aquaria) |
SP Yadav | Corresponding member | CZA (Central Zoo Authority) |
Craig Hoover | Corresponding member | AZA (Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
Laurie Bingaman Lackey | Corresponding member | WAZA |
William van Lint | Corresponding member | EAZA (European Association of Zoos & Aquaria) |
Ethics and Animal Welfare
Alejandro Grajal | Chair | Woodland Park Zoo |
Sara Basque | Assistant to Chair | Woodland Park Zoo |
Paula Cerdán | WAZA |
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Candice Dorsey | Member | AZA (Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
Cesare Avesani Zaborra | Member | Parco Natura Viva |
Holly Farmer | Member | EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria)/ Paignton Zoo |
Jason Watters | Member | San Francisco Zoo |
John Werth | Member | PAAZA (Pan-African Association of Zoos & Aquaria) |
Ms Kasumi Nagakura | Member | JAZA (Japanese Association of Zoos & Aquariums) – Yokohama Greenery Foundation – Yokohama Zoo |
Nicola Craddock | Member | ZAA (Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia) – WAZA Council |
Paloma Bosso | Member | Parque das Aves |
Sally Binding | Member | EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) |
Simon Marsh | Observer | Wild Welfare |
Wen Haur Cheng | Member | SEAZA (Southeast Asian Zoo and Aquariu association) – WRS (Wildlife Reserves Singapore) |
Willem Manansang | Member | SEAZA (Southeast Asian Zoo and Aquariu association) – Taman Safari Park |
Sally Sherwen | Member | Zoos Victoria |
Lance Miller | Member | Chicago Zoological Society |
Mara Cristina Marques | Member | Association of Zoos and Aquariums of Brazil |
Dr Grace Fuller | Member | Detroit Zoological Society |
Claudia Tay | Member | Mandai Wildlife Group |
Finance
James Cretney | Chair | Marwell Zoo |
Christina Morbin | WAZA | |
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 | |
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 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) |
Martín Zordan | WAZA |
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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) |
Jo Judge | Member | BIAZA (British & Irish Association of Zoos & Aquariums) |
Jim Facette | Member | CAZA (Canada’s Accredited Zoos and Aquariums) |
SP Yadav | Member | CZA (Central Zoo Authority) |
Jon Diderichsen | 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 |
Svetlana Akulova | 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) |
Jens Larsson | Member | SAZA-SDF (Swedish Association of Zoological Parks & Aquaria) |
Wen-Haur Cheng | Member | SEAZA (South East Asian Zoo Association) |
Claudia Igayara | Member | Associação de agregar os 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
Elizabeth Tessier | Committee Chair | Aquarium du Québec |
Gavrielle Kirk-Cohen | WAZA | |
Keith Sanford | Member | Tennessee Aquarium |
Michael Farquhar | Member | Two Oceans Aquarium |
Theo Pagel | Member | Cologne Zoo |
Al Dove | Member | Georgia Aquarium |
Andre Stadler | Member | Alpenzoo Innsbruck – Tirol |
Katy Duke | Member | The Deep |
Kelly Timmins | Member | Atlantis Dubai |
Thomas Koeplin | Member | Wilhelma Zoologisch-Botanischer Garten |
Chris Dold | Member | Seaworld Orlando |
Clint Wright | Member | Vancouver Aquarium |
Judy Mann | Member | South African Association of Marine Biological Research (SAAMBR) |
Conservation and Environmental Sustainability
Judy Mann-Lang | Chair | South African Association of Marine Biological Research |
Paula Cerdán | WAZA |
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Adrián Sestelo | Member | Ecoparque Ciudad de Buenos Aires |
Becca Hanson | Member | Hanson Roberts Studio |
Bert Vescolini | Member | Denver Zoo |
Bob Chastain | Member | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo |
Bridget Corcoran | Member | Taronga Conservation Society Australia |
Carmel Croukamp | Member | Parque das Aves |
Christian Olaciregui | Member | Fundación Botánica y Zoológica de Barranquilla |
David Musingo | Member | Uganda Wildlife Center |
Elaine Bensted | Member | Zoos South Australia (Adelaide Zoo) |
Eric Tsao | Member | Taipei Zoo |
Jenny Gray | Member | Zoos Victoria |
Jens-Ove Heckel | Member | Landau Zoo |
Karen Fifield | Member | Wellington Zoo |
Kira Mileham | Member | IUCN |
Maria Clara Dominguez | Member | Zoológico de Cali |
Mike Barclay | Member | Mandai Wildlife Group |
Mike Jordan | Member | Chester Zoo |
Onnie Byers | Member | IUCN SSC CPSG |
Sanna Hellstrom | Member | Korkeasaari/Helsinki Zoo |
Sonja Luz | Member | Singapore Zoo |
SP Yadav | Member | CZA |
Tracey Gazibara | Member | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo |
Palm Oil Subcommittee
Chair: Bob Chastain (Cheyenne Mountain Zoo)
Co-Chair: Tracey Garzibara (Cheyenne Mountain Zoo)
WAZA: Paula Cerdán
Chair: Karen Fifield (Wellington Zoo)
WAZA: Paula Cerdán
Enterprise
Chair: John Frawley (Minnesota Zoo)
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