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Pamela Reed Sanchez is a President and C.E.O at Seneca Park Zoo and is based in Rochester, New York. She has worked as Director of Development at Actors Theatre Of Phoenix, Director of Development at George Eastman Museum, and Assistant Professor at Arizona State University. Pamela works or has worked as Executive Director at Seneca Park Zoo. She attended Syracuse University - Maxwell School between 1987 and 1990, Russell Sage College between 1986 and 1987, and Sage Colleges/The between 1982 and 1986.

As President and CEO, I lead the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Zoombezi Bay, Safari Golf Club and the Wilds conservation center with a focus on inspiring people to make a difference for wildlife and wild places. Annually more than 2.8 million people visit the Columbus Zoo and its other entities making it one of the most successful zoological institutions in the country and a significant economic engine in central Ohio. I have more than 30 years experience gained by first working as zookeeper and then advancing through every aspect of zoo management - from animal care to exhibit design to financial management to strategic visioning. I became the youngest zoo director in the country when tapped to manage Niabi Zoo in Illinois in 1995 and guided that zoo to gain national accreditation for the first time. I strive to use storytelling and my love of education to help inspire people to join the Zoo’s mission to protecting animals globally and locally. I have traveled with Jack Hanna for education programs, zoo promotions and national television appearances for more than 20 years, and do regular speaking engagements and television appearances, as well as speaking on behalf of state and federal legislation that affects wildlife. I place a high priority on animal welfare and conservation, and have had the opportunity to travel to several countries where the Zoo supports programs that help people help protect wildlife including a program helping save mountain gorillas in Rwanda, Africa. Globally, the Zoo has more than 100 conservation projects in 46 countries that are supported by $4 million raised through public donations and fundraisers each year.

Experienced zoological industry executive leader and advocate for the crucial role zoos play in science education, in regional, national and international wildlife species survival and in serving as a community resource.

Bert Vescolani is a President and CEO at Denver Zoo and is based in Greater Denver Area. He has worked as President/CEO at Saint Louis Science Center, Board Member at Forest Park South Business Association, and Board Member at Founders Brewery. Bert attended Michigan State University until 1988, North Park University, and Harvard Kennedy School.