It takes hundreds of full-time, part-time, and seasonal employees to run the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. These devoted people are employed by the Smithsonian, Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ), and the Office of Facilities, Engineering, and Operations (OFEO). In addition, more than 1,800 dedicated volunteers support the Zoo in many ways. Find out about the Zoo’s senior staff:
Executive Staff
- Director, Smithsonian’s National Zoo
- Dennis W. Kelly
- Director, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
- Steven L. Monfort
- Executive Director, Friends of the National Zoo
- Robert J. Lamb
- Deputy Executive Director, Friends of the National Zoo
- Gregory J. Melanson
Associate Directors and Senior Staff
- Associate Director of Animal Care Sciences
- Don Moore, MPA, Ph.D.
- Associate Director of Communications
- Pamela Baker-Masson
- Chief Advancement Officer
- Lesli Creedon
- Associate Director of Planning and Strategic Projects
- Chuck Fillah
- Associate Director of Finance and Administration
- Carol Fiertz
- Facilities Manager, OFEO
- Daniel H. Davies
- Chief Financial Officer, FONZ
- Linda Michelsen
- Director of Guest Services, FONZ
- Rafford Seymour
- Director of Human Resources, FONZ
- Laurie Stroman
- Director of Merchandise, FONZ
- Merva Crawford
Animal Programs
- Senior Curator and Acting Curator, Bird House
- Ed Bronikowski
- Senior Curator and Curator of Asia Trail and Giant Pandas
- Brandie Smith
- Senior Curator of Animal Operations at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia
- Paul Marinari
- Curator, Amazonia
- Vincent F. Rico
- Curator, Cheetah Conservation Station and Elephant Trails
- Tony Barthel
- Curator, Enrichment and Training, American Trail; Acting Curator, Primates; Acting Curator, Great Cats
- Craig Saffoe
- Curator, Invertebrate Exhibit and Curator for Education, Animal Programs
- Alan Peters
- Curator, Kids' Farm and Small Mammal House
- Bob King
- Temporary Curator, Reptile Discovery Center
- James B. Murphy
- Chief Veterinarian
- Suzan Murray, DVM
- Supervisory Pathologist
- Tim Walsh
- Supervisory Nutritionist
- Michael Maslanka
