Meet Our Leadership Team
Tara Stoinski, Ph.D.
PRESIDENT & CEO/CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER,
ATLANTA, GA
Marcie Beskind
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, ATLANTA, GA
Beth A. Warner
CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER,
ATLANTA, GA
Urbain Ngobobo, MSc
DIRECTOR, CONGO PROGRAMS,
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Felix Ndagijimana, MSc
Director, Rwanda Programs
Veronica Vecellio, MSc
GORILLA PROGRAM SENIOR ADVISOR & REGIONAL PR DIRECTOR, RWANDA
Escobar Binyinyi
DATA BASE PROGRAM MANAGER, Democratic republic of the congo
Winnie Eckardt, Ph.D.
SENIOR MANAGER OF PRIMATE RESEARCH,
RWANDA
Hilary Hilsabeck
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, RWANDA
Jean Pierre “Samedi” Mucyo
GORILLA Program Manager
Raymond Tokunda
GORILLA Program Manager
Deogratias Tuyisingize, Ph.D.
BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH PROGRAM MANAGER, RWANDA
Guillain Mitamba
Nkuba Base Manager
Shannon McFarlin
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS MANAGER AND SENIOR SCIENTIST
Board Members
Kristen Lukas, Ph.D. (Chair)
DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE, CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO
Lee Ehmke (Vice Chair)
PRESIDENT AND CEO, HOUSTON ZOO
Diane Brierley (Secretary)
CONSERVATIONIST
Dennis J. O’Malley (Treasurer)
STRATEGY CONSULTANT
Mark Penning, BVSc (At Large)
VICE PRESIDENT: DISNEY’S ANIMALS, SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT, WALT DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS U.S.
Sophie W. Bryan, Ph.D. (At Large)
CONSERVATIONIST
Daniel L. Sullivan, Ph.D. (Immediate Past Chair)
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, EMERITUS QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Mariel Aguirre
CONSERVATIONIST
Lawrence J. Ellison
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, ORACLE CORPORATION
William L. Evans
VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (RETIRED), DALLAS ZOO
Debbie S. Goellnitz
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, LANSOLUTIONS LLC
Susan McClellan
SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL EXECUTIVE BOARD AND TREASURER
Hayley W. Murphy, DVM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO, DETROIT ZOO
Allyson Park
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, WALMART
Dennis E. Pate
PRESIDENT AND CEO (RETIRED) OMAHA’S HENRY DOORLY ZOO & AQUARIUM
Philip V. Petersen
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT BROOKFIELD COMMUNITIES, INC.
Dante T. Pride
FOUNDING PARTNER, THE PRIDE LAW FIRM
Jhanvi Shriram
CEO, KRIKEY!
Alexis Stein
CONSERVATIONIST
Michael J. Turton
PARTNER, KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP
David S. Singer
VP & GM, PUBLIC SECTOR, PARAVISION
Sigourney Weaver (Honorary Chair)
ACTOR AND CONSERVATIONIST
Mary G. Smith (Emeritus)
SENIOR EDITOR, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (RET.)
Nickolas L. Faust (Emeritus)
SENIOR RESIDENT SCHOLAR, CENTER FOR SPATIAL PLANNING ANALYTICS AND VISUALIZATION , GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Glenn L. Felner (Emeritus)
BUSINESSMAN AND RWANDA ADVOCATE
William R. Foster, DVM (Emeritus)
PRESIDENT AND CEO, BIRMINGHAM ZOO
Judith C. Harris (Emeritus)
CONSERVATIONIST AND CITIZEN
Richard A. Horder (Emeritus)
PARTNER, KAZMAREK MOWREY CLOUD LASETER LLP
Terrance Harps (Emeritus)
CHAIRMAN AND CEO, GLOBAL CONCESSIONS, INC.
Terry L. Maple, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
CONSULTANT AND FORMER ZOO DIRECTOR
The Hon. R. Kenton Musgrave (Emeritus)
SENIOR JUDGE, U.S. COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Sandra L. Price (Emeritus)
PHILANTHROPIST AND CONSERVATIONIST
Clare Richardson (President Emeritus)
THE DIAN FOSSEY GORILLA FUND
