Mission: To inspire conservation leadership by connecting people to wildlife and nature.
Vision: The Chicago Zoological Society is a recognized leader in influencing people's actions to conserve wildlife and value nature.
Officers Cherryl T. Thomas, Chair William C. Kunkler III, Deputy Chair John P. Grube, Vice Chair, Immediate Past Chair Elizabeth Hamill Bramsen, Vice Chair Merrick Elfman, Vice Chair Bert A. Getz, Jr., Vice Chair Kathryn Babcock Shaffer, Vice Chair Michael P. Emmert, Treasurer Randall G. Vickery, Secretary Dr. Michael Adkesson, President & CEO
Trustees Stuart B. Abelson Walter W. Becky II Jennifer L. Bellini Jay D. Bergman Edward McCormick Blair, Jr. Barbara J. Bradford James A. Bryan Michael G. Canning John A. Carpenter Dr. Bonny Chen Rita Sola Cook J.R. Davis Michael F. DeSantiago Gregory J. DiDomenico Dr. Lisa C. Freeman Ms. Sasha L. Gerritson Darius A. Gill Verónica Gómez Barbara Grayson Joseph A. Gregoire Heidi Huizenga Kevin M. Keeley Molly Keller Kevin M. Killips Barbara Levy Kipper Jerry Manne Honorable Toni Preckwinkle Benita S. Romano Mark G. Sander Kelley C. Schueler Stuart D. Strahl, Ph.D. Kristi Weaver Patrick E. Whiteside
Life Trustees Cushman L. Andrews Stephen P. Bent James E. Bramsen Mrs. Paul E. Duckworth Peter B. Freeman Dennis J. Keller Jack L. Kubik Mrs. Frederick C. Meyers Howard B. Simpson John W. Taylor, III William E. Thonn
Susan K. Anzaldi Steven C. Bauer John J. Borland, Jr. Mena Boulanger Jack V. Carney Doris K. Christopher Robert T. Conrardy Brian T. Cory Mrs. Patrick F. Daly Richard A. Davis Carolyn Daley Scott Terrence O. D’Arcy Katherine Dierkes Zena D. Diggs Stephanie Fisher Dennis J. Forgue Delta A. Greene Ann E. Grube L. H. Healy, Jr. Marie Hostetler Lisa N. Johnson Charles Judy Jennifer A. Kainz Jeffrey B. Keller Angelo C. Kleronomos Dr. Mukund Komanduri Nicholas Kunkler William H. Kurtis Natalie Laackman Marcena W. Love
Andrew R. Madigan Sandra P. Manne Michael L. Matthys Bruce F. McKenzie Ira Mirochnick Ralph G. Moore Donna T. Myers Brian J. O’Brien Edmond F. Opler Allen J. Ottens, Ph.D. Amy Ottens Marion Searle Rice John W. Rogers, Jr. Heidi L. Rudolph Nan Schaffer, D.V.M. Jack Shaffer Dr. Alissa Shulkin David Hart B. Smith Paul F. Stack David F. Sterling David A.F. Sweet Nancy C. Tameling Kenneth N. Thompson Barbara Trees George S. Trees, Jr. Joseph F. Veverka Thomas Wenzl Luisa T. Young Jeffrey R. Yuknis
Patrick A. Botticelli Elizabeth Hamill Bramsen (GLM) Velma Butler George M. Covington James W. DeYoung Amy T. Dickinson Joseph N. DiNatale Carol Ann M. Dvorak Marshall Field V Bert A. Getz, Sr. Fredrick H. Gohl, Jr. Jonathan C. Hamill (GLM) Richard M. Held Paul F. Jock II Wendell A. Kapustiak John W. Kemp Eliza L. Kerr Lee A. Korhumel (GLM) Mrs. William N. Lane III Sara N. Love Thomas A. Marrinson Trina Gordon McCallister Mrs. C. Bruce McLagan Ralph P. Melbourne Michael J. Miller Greg Norwell Elliott N. Otis Nancy Jo Peters Susan Stokely Rice Robert H. Schumacher Thomas C. Shields Harold B. Smith, Jr. Edward Byron Smith Caroline R. Tecson Corwith C. White, Ph.D. James W. Wicklander Thomas R. Williams, Jr. Nancy Hamill Winter (GLM) (GLM) Governing Life Member
Jennifer L. Bellini, President Stephanie Bryan Kangas, First Vice-President Romana E. Malinowski, Second Vice-President Cathie Overmyer, M.D., Secretary Sarah E. Opler, Treasurer Pat Abinion Mrs. Nicholas S. Amatangelo Pamela Andrews Barbara J. Bradford Elizabeth Hamill Bramsen Esther Bryan
Erin K. Brown-Carter Melissa L. Canning Josie Croll Britta Cuming Vicki L. DeMar Diane V. Dygert Rosa M. Ebling Shari L. Erwin Janet R. Ezekiel Anne M. Fahner Kathryn Feagans Sherry Featherstone Susan B. Frangella Sasha L. Gerritson Roxann Giovannini
Rashada Hamlin Melissa Heerboth Kathy Keenan Sandy Kirk Lori A. Lande Michele Needham Shannon Nourbash Tamara Olszewski Jennifer Popish Tanuja Rathi Michaelene Roark Leigh Sasser Jennifer Schindl Traci Schofield Elisa S. Templeton
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