WAZA Council
*Name of representative, institution, and country/region are indicated below.
Dr Clément Lanthier DVM, MBA
President
Calgary Zoo
Canada
Karen Fifield MNZM
Vice President
Wellington Zoo
New Zealand
Prof Theo Pagel
Immediate Past President
Cologne Zoo
Germany
*Please note that as per WAZA bylaws, the immediate past president does not hold voting rights
Region I: Canada and United States of America
Aquarium du Québec, Canada
Represented by Elizabeth Tessier, MBA
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, USA
Represented by Bob Chastain
Woodland Park Zoo, USA
Represented by Dr Alejandro Grajal
Region II: Europe and the Middle East
Alpenzoo Innsbruck, Austria
Represented by Dr André Stadler
Helsinki Zoo, Finland
Represented by Dr Sanna Hellström DVM
Opel-Zoo, Germany
Represented by Dr Thomas Kauffels
Region III: Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Asia (excluding the Middle East), and Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the Pacific Islands).
Fundación Temaikèn, Argentina
Represented by Darío Lareu
South African Association of Marine Biological Research (SAMBR), South Africa
Represented by Dr Judy Mann-Lang
Taipei Zoo, Taiwan
Represented by Dr Eric Tsao
Association Seats
Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), USA
Represented by Craig Hoover
Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia (ZAA), Australia
Represented by Nicola Craddock
European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), The Netherlands
Represented by Myfanwy Griffith
Latin American Zoo and Aquarium Association (ALPZA), Chile
Represented by Dr Alexandra Guerra
Observer Seats (Non-voting)
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Edinburgh Zoo, UK
Represented by Prof David Field
IUCN Species Survival Commission, Australia
Represented by Dr Kira Mileham
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.
WAZA is a member of the following organisations:
