2008 Annual Report - Denver Zoo

left giant hump-headed lizardright glass catfishcontributing 9,513 hours. Our Board of Trustees, who volunteer their valuabletime in support of the zoo’s mission, provided tremendous leadership during theyear. Patricia Barela Rivera, Betsy Searle, Dennis O’Malley, and Sid Wilson joinedthe board during the year. Mike Landa, Karen Brown-Gerdine, and Sherri Vasquezcompleted terms of service. During 2008, Patrick Green served his first year asBoard Chair. In December, Patrick Green was elected to continue as Board Chair,Katie Schoelzel as Executive Vice Chair, Meyer Saltzman as Vice Chair of Finance,and Bei-Lee Gold as Secretary in 2009. Long-term trustee John C. North waselected as an Honorary Life Trustee for his leadership and countless contributionsas board chair and zoo counsel. We also want to acknowledge Honorary LifeTrustee Nellie Philpott for her dedication as editor for our member magazine,Zoo Review ® , for 30 years. During 2008, Nellie chose to reduce her timecommitment to the magazine and we’re pleased that she continued to offer adviceas a contributing editor. We’re grateful for her unceasing effort to share the magicof Denver Zoo with our loyal members for a generation.Denver Zoo remains a strong, stable organization, continuing our dedicationto excellence in animal care and exhibition, leadership in education andconservation, and service to the community. We are grateful to the zoo’s Board ofTrustees, passionate and skilled staff, partners in the City and County of Denver,volunteers, donors, members, and zoo guests who make this possible. Thank youfor your support and encouragement. We invite you to join us soon at your DenverZoo to celebrate life in all its forms, to create new family memories and to helpshape a better future for people and animals.Patrick S. GreenChair, Board of TrusteesCraig D. PiperPresident & Chief Executive Officer9