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Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Oversee administration, programs, and strategic plans of a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.• Achieve sustainable levels of funding to ensure successful continuation and growth of support to environmental research and animal conservation missions.• Maintain and grow knowledge of current trends, issues and opportunities in all matters relating to the focus areas of research and conservation; includes site visits to Africa, Cambodia, and Ecuador.• Ensure that the organization maintains an ongoing strategic focus, by engaging and creating resources as well as partners to address conservation and animal welfare issues in a strategic and effective manner.• Cultivate new partnerships as well as steward existing relationships with stakeholders based on mission, program outcomes, and sound fiscal management.

Asheboro, North Carolina, United States

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Responsible for the day to day operation of multiple zoo areas.• Oversaw operating budgets in excess of 2.5 million dollars and ensured that fiscal management maintained strategic focus while achieving program outcomes by describing, clarifying and providing direction on key organizational strategies to Direct Reports.• Managed process/performance improvements including participation in Kaizen events and encouraged direct reports to continually assess operational and/or efficiency opportunities, and provide recommendations for improvements aligned with organization and animal operations strategies.• Coordinated in-house components of AZA conservation programs; Studbooks, Species Survival Plans, and Taxon Advisory Groups. Appropriately delegated Busch Gardens representation in order to increase participation and leadership within AZA.• Leveraged organizational resources to design and implement guest experience programming and messaging to engage guests, community members, and other external audiences on the topics of animal care, science, research, and conservation.• Maintained communication and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team of veterinarians, nutritionists, and curatorial staff involved in animal welfare.• Responsible for completing policy and procedure modules of AZA reaccreditation questionnaires and supervising USDA, AZA, APHIS, and Fish and Game inspections.• Served on committees for onboarding two new record keeping systems (Artemis & Tracks Software®). Led the development team for the animal training and enrichment software modules.• Monitored, evaluated, and directed actions in the design, maintenance, repair, and enhancement of animal quarters, buildings, animal habitats, and surrounding grounds.• Performed role of Zoo Duty Manager on a routine basis• Functioned as Zoo spokesperson for public relations, marketing, and advertising events.

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Created and coordinated behavior management plans, training programs, and enrichment database for the animal collection across the entire zoo.• Developed program animal collection plans, specimen acquisitions, transports, and dispositions.• Responsible for the development of a large staff in all areas of training and maintaining behavior. Designed and presented animal training and behavior modules as part of the team member career development program.• Established performance objectives, provided coaching, monitored progress toward objectives, and completed formal performance reviews annually for direct reports.

Psychology

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