We Care for Animals
The very best quality of life for the animals in our care
Board of Trustees
The role of the Cleveland Zoological Society’s Board of Trustees is to promote Cleveland Metroparks Zoo as a funding priority in our community; encourage Zoo leadership and the community to dream boldly; and, help secure private donations to help fund Zoo innovation and excellence. The Cleveland Zoological Society is an independent, nonprofit 501 (c)3 corporation governed by the Board and managed by the Executive Director.
Robert S. Reitman, Chairman Emeritus **
Virginia D. Benjamin, President **
Justin R. Horton, Secretary **
Chris Kuhar, Executive Director **
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
James Francis **
Thomas N. Littman **
Lauren Spillman **
Robert J. Rogers, Chairman **
Eric Hall, Treasurer **
Elizabeth Fowler, Executive Director **
Cleveland Zoological Society
Dennis Burnside **
Lydia Harrington **
Margaret Ratner **
Michael Vaughn **
Michael A. Cogan
Jeffery M. Biggar
Sean E. Boyle
Marilyn K. Brown *
Loree Connors
Charles R. Emrick, Jr. *
Sylvia Diez
James P. Even
Robert U. Fein
Janice Focke
Gregory K. Gale
Nicole Hilbert
Lisa Hunt
James M. Malz
Bernadette M. Mast
Allen Mistysyn
Gregg G. Muresan
Ronald Nielsen
Shelly Peet
Allyn J. Pytel
Ethan E. Spencer
Daniel R. Warren
Sally Everett *
Carol Hall *
Joseph J. Mahovlic *
Christopher Nagel
Jacob I. Rosenbaum *
Billie Steffee *
Nancy Tanis *
Scott T. Berlin
Muffy Boland
Thomas F. Brenner
George S. Coakley *
Randolph E. Corbin
Dana Demetriou
Theodore Evans, Jr.
Gretchen Farrell
Thomas Fistek
Margaret Fulton-Mueller
Elizabeth Hijar
Edward W. Hill
Anne E. Kilroy
Randall E. Marcus, M.D.
Steffany Matticola
Greg P. Mulach
Randall S. Myeroff
Brian M. O'Neill
Anthony R. Petruzzi
Robert E. Soroka
Thomas N. Tyrrell
Morton J. Weisberg
Gregory D. Friedman *
Joseph D. Hatina
Patrick S. Mullin *
Daniel J. O'Loughlin *
John E. Rupert
Nelson S. Talbott *
Iris J. Vail *
* Life Trustee
** Executive Committee
Shaping the Future Zoo
The Zoo and Zoo Society's thriving public/private partnership now has a joint Strategic & Master Plan to guide its efforts
