Staff | Smithsonian's National Zoo

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Leadership

John and Adrienne Mars Director, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

William Pitt, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; Associate Director of Conservation and Science, Smithsonian's National Zoo

Brandie Smith, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Smithsonian's National Zoo

Pamela Baker-Masson

Associate Director of Communications and Exhibits

Associate Director, Office of Advancement

Associate Director for Finance and Business Development

Ricardo Stanoss, D.V.M

Head of the Center for Learning Innovation

Lynn Mento

Executive Director of Friends of the National Zoo

Animal Care Sciences

Donald L. Neiffer, V.M.D., C.V.A., D.A.C.Z.M., M.H.S. (One Health)

Chief Veterinarian

Neel Aziz, D.V.M, Diplomate A.C.V.P.

Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer/Supervisory Pathologist, Department of Wildlife Health Sciences

Senior Nutritionist and Head, Department of Nutrition Science

Senior Curator, Animal Care Science

Edward J. Bronikowski

Senior Curator, Animal Care Science

Curator of Elephant Trails and Cheetah Conservation Station

Meredith L. Bastian, Ph.D.

Curator of Primates

Curator of Birds

Michael Brown-Palsgrove

Curator, Asia Trail and Giant Pandas

Curator, American Trail and Amazonia

Supervisory Zoologist, Animal Care Sciences, Reptiles and Amphibians

Curator of Great Cats, Andean Bears and Kids’ Farm

Supervisory Biologist/Curator

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

SCBI Staff

The Secret Social Lives of Giant Poisonous Rats