Board of Directors

Blank Park Zoo Foundation
2011 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Dean Whitaker – Past Chair
Matt Fryar – Chair
Jonathan Wilson –Vice Chair
Cathy Lacy – 2nd Vice Chair
Jolene Veach – Treasurer
Sara Ghrist
James Hourigan, DDS
Michael Hubbell
Loretta Sieman 
 
Directors
Molly Catron     
Rick Clark            
Chris Coleman  
Kaye Condon    
Paul Easter         
James Fleming
Rusty Goode
James Hagenbucher
Ray Hansen
Pat Henson        
Richard Hoffmann
Scott Ivers
Lisa Kruidenier 
Tracy Levine
Daniel McCabe
Mary Jean Paschen
Dustin Petersen              
Billie Ray
Brian Rickert
Chris Shay
Julie Stewart
Collin Venenga
Stephanie Windsor

Directors Emeritus
David Allen
Judy Blank
Robert Burnett
Gloria Burnett
Jo Ghrist
Helen Hubbell
Elizabeth Kruidenier
John Peterson
Tim Urban
David Wallace

Management Staff
Mark Vukovich, CEO
Kevin Drees, Director of Animal Care and Conservation
Anne Shimerdla, Director of Operations and Education
Ryan Bickel, Director of Marketing
Gwen Parks, Director of Accounting
Azure Christensen, Director of Development
Chad Comer, General Curator
Jeff Dier, Facilities Manager