Rick Schuiteman
Executive Director
AJ Harper
Director of Operations
Bonnie Kemp
Director of Communication
Sara Morales
Director of Finance
Michelle Smurl
Director of Animal Care
Kami Fox, DVM
Director of Animal Health & Conservation
Amy Lazoff
Director of Philanthropy and Community Relations
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Board of Directors
Tom Ackmann, President
Kathleen Anderson
Randy Brown
Don Cates
Katie Davis
Sarah Earls, Vice President
Tom Ellis
Dominic Freiburger, Secretary
Chris Gomez, Immediate Past President
Mark Hagerman
Ashley Harman
Ron Howard
Molly Jorgenson
Bill Khorshid
Kyle Krish
Ashely Marcuccilli
Carly Maxwell
Paris McFarthing, Treasurer
Heather Schimmele
Gary Shearer
Rachel Steinhofer
Chuck Surack
Nick Talarico
Ron Turpin
Director Emeritus
Andy Brooks
James Johnston
Kristin Marcuccilli
Dan Nieter
Mike O’Hara
Cheryl Prater
Gary Probst
Linda Schroeder
Julianne Toenges
Fort Wayne Board of Park Commissioners Representative
Jenna Jauch