WAZA Standing Committees
Committee for Population Management
David Field | Chair | Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Edinburgh Zoo (RZSS) |
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Paula Cerdán | Liaison | World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) |
Alexandra Guerra | Corresponding member | Asociación Latinoamericana de Parques Zoológicos y Acuarios (ALPZA) |
Candice Dorsey | Vice Chair 2021-2023 | Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) |
Christian Olaciregui | Voting member | Asociación Latinoamericana de Parques Zoológicos y Acuarios (ALPZA) |
Clément Lanthier | Ex Officio member of Committees | Calgary Zoo |
Craig Hoover | Corresponding member | Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) |
Danny de Man | Vice Chair 2021-2023 | European Association of Zoos & Aquaria (EAZA) |
James Biggs | Voting member | Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia (ZAA) |
John Andrews | Corresponding member | Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) |
John Werth | Corresponding member | Pan-African Association of Zoos & Aquaria (PAAZA) |
Katelyn Mucha | Participating member | Species360 |
Kristine Schad Eebes | Corresponding member | Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) |
Kumiko Hara | Voting member | Japanese Association of Zoos & Aquariums (JAZA) |
Laurie Bingaman Lackey | Corresponding member | World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) |
Raymond van der Meer | Corresponding member | European Association of Zoos & Aquaria (EAZA) |
Sanjay Shukla | Corresponding member | Central Zoo Authority (CZA) |
Tracy Rehse | Voting member | National Zoological Garden of South Africa |
Wendy Chua | Voting member | Southeast Asian Zoos and Aquariums Association (SEAZA) |
William van Lint | Corresponding member | European Association of Zoos & Aquaria (EAZA) |
Ethics and Animal Welfare
Alejandro Grajal | Chair | Woodland Park Zoo |
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Candice Dorsey | Vice Chair | Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) |
Paula Cerdán | Liaison | World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) |
Cesare Avesani Zaborra | Member | Parco Natura Viva Garda Zoological Park |
Cláudia Igayara de Souza | Member | Association of Zoos and Aquariums of Brazil (AZAB) |
Claudia Tay | Member | Mandai Wildlife Group |
David Powell | Member | Saint Louis Zoo |
Grace Fuller | Member | Detroit Zoological Society |
Holly Farmer | Member | Paignton Zoo Environmental Park |
John Werth | Member | Pan-African Association of Zoos & Aquaria (PAAZA) |
Kasumi Nagakura | Member | Yokohama Zoological Gardens "ZOORASIA" |
Lance Miller | Member | Brookfield Zoo (Chicago Zoological Society) |
Mara Marques | Member | Association of Zoos and Aquariums of Brazil (AZAB) |
Nicola Craddock | Member | Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia (ZAA) |
Paloma Bosso | Member | Parque das Aves |
Sally Binding | Member | European Association of Zoos & Aquaria (EAZA) |
Sally Sherwen | Member | Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens |
Simon Marsh | Member | Wild Welfare |
Wen-Haur Cheng | Member | Southeast Asian Zoos and Aquariums Association (SEAZA) |
Willem Manansang | Member | Southeast Asian Zoos and Aquariums Association (SEAZA) |
Finance
Thomas Kauffels | Chair | Opel-Zoo (Von Opel Hessische Zoostiftung) |
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Martín Zordan | Liaison | WAZA |
Clément Lanthier | Member | Calgary Zoo |
Cynthia Whitbred-Spanoulis | Member | Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation (VAMSC) |
Darío Lareu | Member | Fundación Temaikèn |
Isabel Li | Member | Ocean Park Corporation |
James Cretney | Member | Marwell Wildlife |
Membership
Nicola Craddock | Chair | Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia (ZAA) |
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Janet Ho | Liaison | World Association of Zoos and aquariums (WAZA) |
Alexandra Guerra | Member | Latin American Zoo & Aquarium Association (ALPZA) |
John Werth | Member | Pan-African Association of Zoos & Aquaria (PAAZA) |
Katy Duke | Member | The Deep |
Kevin Mills | Member | South Carolina Aquarium |
Kumar Pillai | Member | Mandai Wildlife Group |
Clément Lanthier | Ex-officio Member | Calgary Zoo |
Nominating
Chair: Theo Pagel (Cologne Zoo)
WAZA Non-Standing Committees
Associations
Myfanwy Griffith | Chair | European Association of Zoos & Aquaria (EAZA) |
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Martín Zordan | Liaison | World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) |
Alexandra Guerra | Member | Asociación Latinoamericana de Parques Zoológicos y Acuarios (ALPZA) |
Andrea Echeverry-Alcendra | Member | Colombian Association of Zoos |
Cecile Erny | Member | Association Française des Parcs Zoologiques (AFdPZ) |
Claudia Igayara de Souza | Member | Association of Zoos and Aquariums of Brazil (AZAB) |
Craig Hoover | Member | Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) |
Erich Kočner | Member | Union of Czech and Slovak Zoos (UCSZOO) |
Kumiko Hara | Member | Japanese Association of Zoos & Aquariums (JAZA) |
Gert Emmrich | Member | Deutsche Tierpark-Gesellschaft e.V. (DTG) |
Gloria Svampa | Member | Italian Association of Zoos and Aquaria (UIZA) |
Jens Larsson | Member | Swedish Association of Zoological Parks & Aquaria (SAZA-SDF) |
Jim Facette | Member | Canada’s Accredited Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) |
Jo Judge | Member | British & Irish Association of Zoos & Aquariums (BIAZA) |
John Werth | Member | Pan-African Association of Zoos & Aquaria (PAAZA) |
Jon Diderichsen | Member | Danish Zoological Gardens & Aquaria (DAZA) |
Josef Kindl | Member | Union of Czech and Slovak Zoos (UCSZOO) |
Karl Gîrnhardt | Member | Deutscher-Wildgehege-Verband e.V. |
Nicola Craddock | Member | Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia (ZAA) |
Olga Santacana | Member | Iberian Association of Zoos & Aquaria (AIZA) |
Sanjay Kumar Shukla | Member | Central Zoo Authority (CZA) |
Svetlana Akulova | Member | Eurasian Regional Association of Zoos & Aquariums (EARAZA) |
Volker Homes | Member | Verband der Zoologischen Garten (VdZ) |
Wen-Haur Cheng | Member | Southeast Asian Zoos and Aquariums Association (SEAZA) |
Aquariums
Al Dove | Committee Chair | Georgia Aquarium |
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Tania Kahlon | Liaison | WAZA |
Keith Sanford | Member | Tennessee Aquarium |
Michael Farquhar | Member | Two Oceans Aquarium |
Theo Pagel | Member | Cologne Zoo |
Andre Stadler | Member | Alpenzoo Innsbruck |
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 | SAAMBR |
Gordon Reid | Member | Life/Honorary Member |
Sandy Trautwein | Member | Species 360 |
Alfonso Lopez | Member | RWS-S.E.A. Aquarium |
Howard Chuk | Member | Ocean Park |
Conservation and Environmental Sustainability
Judy Mann | Chair | SAAMBR |
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Paula Cerdán | Liaison | WAZA |
Adrián Sestelo | Member | Ecoparque Ciudad de Buenos Aires |
Becca Hanson | Member | Hanson Roberts Studio |
Bert Vescolani | Member | Denver Zoo |
Bob Chastain | Member | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo |
Bridget Corcoran | Member | Taronga Conservation Society Australia |
Christian Olaciregui | Member | Associación Latinoamericana de Parques Zoológicos y Acuarios |
David Musingo | Member | Uganda Wildlife Center |
Elaine Bensted | Member | Adelaide Zoo |
Eric Tsao | Member | Taipei Zoo |
Jenny Gray | Member | Melbourne Zoo |
Jens-Ove Heckel | Member | Landau Zoo |
Karen Fifield | Member | Wellington Zoo |
Kira Mileham | Member | IUCN SSC |
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 | Central Zoo Authority |
Tracey Gazibara | Member | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo |
Clément Lanthier | Ex-officio Member | Calgary Zoo |
Palm Oil Subcommittee
Tracey Gazibara | Co-chair | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo |
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Bob Chastain | Co-chair | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo |
Paula Cerdán | Liaison | WAZA |
Chelsea Wellmer | Member | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo |
Catherine Barton | Member | Chester Zoo |
Darcie Carruthers | Member | Melbourne Zoo |
Sarah Thomas | Member | Auckland Zoo |
Marcus Tay | Member | Mandai Wildlife Group |
Wei Bin Ong | Member | Mandai Wildlife Group |
Belinda Fairbrother | Member | Taronga Conservation Society Australia |
Carbon Subcommittee
Karen Fifield | Co-chair | Wellington Zoo |
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Elaine Bensted | Co-chair | Zoos South Australia |
Paula Cerdán | Liaison | WAZA |
Abel Hemmelder | Member | Artis Zoo |
Duncan East | Member | Marwell Wildlife |
Helen Lockhart | Member | Two Oceans Aquarium |
Kiam Yoong | Member | Zoos Victoria |
Nick Boyle | Member | Taronga Zoo |
Sanna Hellström | Member | Korkesaari Zoo |
Marjo Priha | Member | Korkesaari Zoo |
Guojian OU | Member | Mandai Wildlife Group |
Reverse the Red Committee
Theo Pagel | Chair | Cologne Zoo |
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Martín Zordan | Liaison | World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) |
Paula Cerdán | Liasion | World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) |
Jenny Gray | Member | Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens |
Judy Mann | Member | SAAMBR/uShaka Sea World |
Eric Tsao | Member | Taipei Zoo |
Bert Vescolani | Member | Denver Zoo |
Darío Lareu | Member | Fundación Temaikèn |
David Field | Member | The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland |
Kira Mileham | Member | IUCN SSC |
Clément Lanthier | Ex-officio Member | Calgary Zoo |

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