Staff Directory

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Staff Directory

Virginia Zoological Society Contact Information

(757) 441-2374

Greg Bockheim x238
Executive Director
greg.bockheim@norfolk.gov

June Alexander, 624-9944 Assistant Retail Manager june.alexander@norfolk.gov	Crystal Hirt x227 Education Curator crystal.hirt@norfolk.gov	Sharon Smith x 260 Manager of Retail Operations sharon.smith@norfolk.gov
Streett Coale x232 Educator streett.coale@norfolk.gov	Gale Lumadue, 626-0084 Animal Handling Manager gale.lumadue@norfolk.gov	Sandra Simmons x239 Accounts Manager sandra.simmons@norfolk.gov
Lori Cummings x242 Development Manager lori.cummings@norfolk.gov	Harriett Love x254 Financial Analyst harriett.love@norfolk.gov	Judy Totten, x229 Assistant Education Department Manager judy.totten@norfolk.gov
Melissa Durst x230 Educator melissa.durst@norfolk.gov	Craig Moran x226 Educator robert.moran@norfolk.gov	Jodie Verostek x244 Database Assistant jodie.verostek@norfolk.gov
Kelsey Essmann x253 Special Events Coordinator kelsey.essmann@norfolk.gov	Diane Paluzzi x223 Marketing Manager diane.paluzzi@norfolk.gov	Annie Vogt x222 Director of Development & Communications anne.vogt@norfolk.gov
Peggy Fox x278 Horticulture Educator peggy.fox@norfolk.gov	Christina Penny x252 Development & Communications Assistant christine.penny@norfolk.gov

Virginia Zoological Society Board of Directors

President, Lawrence Brett -- College Business & Economics Instructor 1st Vice President, Erik Cooper -- Cooper Realty, Inc. 2nd Vice President, Marva Smith -- Community Leader Treasurer, Michael Burnette -- MBB, Inc./Burnette Development Recording Secretary, Thomas Berkley -- Vandeventer Black LLP

Carolyn Betz, Past President Community Leader	Elizabeth Fraim, Lifetime Member Community Leader	Roger Scheffel UBS

David Brandt Rubin Communications Group	Eleanor Harris Community Leader	Margo Taylor Community Leader

Adam Casagrande Williams Mullen	Laura Miller Community Leader	Robert White Bank of the Commonwealth

John Edwards Norfolk Southern Corporation	Michael Morrison Matrix Capital Markets Group	Clay Winn Winn Nursery of Virginia, Inc.

Robert Fiveash Brand Fuel Promotions	John Ramirez Troutman Sanders LLP	Hal Yuill CB Richard Ellis

City of Norfolk Zoo Staff Contact Information

Marie Butler x250 Landscape Coordinator marie.butler@norfolk.gov	Craig Pelke, x273 Assistant Curator craig.pelke@norfolk.gov	Jeana Smith x251 Visitor Services Coordinator jeana.smith@norfolk.gov

Stacey Connolly x245 Administrative Assistant II stacey.connolly@norfolk.gov	Joseph Roman x267 Assistant Curator joseph.roman@norfolk.gov	Temika Thompson x256 Visitor Services Assistant temika.thompson@norfolk.gov

Wyn Hall x282 Animal Registrar james.hall@norfolk.gov	Charles Ryan x247 Maintenance Supervisor charles.ryan@norfolk.gov	Jody Watkins x270 Elephant Manager jody.watkins@norfolk.gov

Louise Hill x266 Curator louise.hill@norfolk.gov	Mark Schneider x249 Horticulturist mark.schneider@norfolk.gov