Brevard Zoo Membership Newsletter Fall 2019 | Page 2
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all is traditionally the time for slowing down as winter approaches, but this fall at
the Zoo will be anything but sluggish. In celebration of our 25th anniversary, we are
making some exciting changes sure to enhance your Zoo experience. First, we are
replacing the “original” bathrooms at the front of the Zoo with new facilities that include
kennels for visiting dogs and family bathrooms on the outside of our gates. Second, we
will be repaving the entry road and adding improved parking and a sidewalk. Third, we
are freshening up food service at the front of the Zoo with updated ice cream, coffee
and pizza offerings. And finally (and most importantly), Rainforest Revealed—our most
ambitious exhibit to date—will be opening
on November 16; this revisioning of our Latin
American loop will take you from the forest
floor up into the canopy and down to the
depths of the Amazon River.
This is just the start of some exciting years
ahead of us. Our train is getting a refresh
with a new locomotive, cars and track; and
lions are headed to the Zoo in 2021. And if
you haven’t heard, we’re working on a new
Port Canaveral campus to house a world-
class aquarium and conservation center. So
thank you for 25 years of support in making
this all possible.
See you at the Zoo!
Keith Winsten
Executive Director
THANK YOU
to Our Corporate Partners
East Coast Zoological Society of Florida
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Clayton Archey
Jim Barfield
Adam Bird
Laura Bomalaski
Kim Brown
Michael Cerow
Darlene
Evans-Borinski
Leasha
Flammio-Watson
Jessica Assam
Director Emeritus
Jackie Barker - President
William Moore
Elaina Garvin
Cole Oliver
Toni George
Lew
Schwartz
Beth Gitlin
Natashta Cartagena
Joseph Klein
Spencer
Vince Lamb
Mary Ann Sperando
Ann Luke
Barbara
Michelle Masline
Wall-Scanlon
Scott Miller
William Glenn Young
Julie Harrison
Director Emeritus
William Moore
Director Emeritus
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Keith Winsten – Executive Director
Jon Brangan – Deputy Director
Frank Fieseler – Chief Operating/Financial Officer
Andrew Batten – Director of Safety
and Risk Management
Sharon Connelly – Director of Operations
Karen Davis – Director of Development
Chris DeLorey – Director of Education Programs
Andrea Hill – Director of Marketing and Communications
Jackie Knorr – Director of Human Resources
Kathleen Nichols – Director of Volunteer Programs
Jody Palmer – Director of Conservation Programs
Cheri Purnell – Director of Membership
and First Impressions
Michelle Smurl – Director of Animal Programs
Nancy Wright – Director of Adventure Services
Dan Wright – Director of Facilities
Trevor Zachariah, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACZM –
Director of Veterinary Programs
Contact Us
321-254-9453
General Information – ext. 489
Membership – ext. 239
Education Programs – ext. 219
Volunteer Opportunities – ext. 440
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Brevard Zoo is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization
supported by membership, admission, food and gift
sales, special events, private donations and grants.
You enable us to act on our mission of “wildlife
conservation through education and participation” and
your patronage is deeply appreciated!
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