Animal Keepers’ Forum Finances American Association EXPENSES 2018 INCOME 2018 Association Memberships (AZA) $ 475.00 BFR Registration Fee $ 3,905.08 AAZK BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Animal Keepers’ Forum continues to be the main communication AKF TEAM: BFR Dedicated Program Expense $ 203.13 BFR Dedicated Program Income of Zoo Keepers, Inc. tool for members, sponsors and advertisers. The monthly journal shares »» Editor, Shane Good Bethany Bingham, President quality articles submitted by our members and supporters through »» Graphic Designer, Elizabeth Thibodeaux BFR Product Sales $ 51.00 BFR CRG $ 11,159.36 Utah’s Hogle Zoo features such as Training Tales, Enrichment Options and Conservation »» Enrichment Options Coordinators Salt Lake City, UT BFR Trip Winner Payout $ 4,200.00 BFR Trip Retention $ 6,750.00 Station. This year we were excited to offer our members a special issue Julie Hartell-DeNardo, Stephanie Miner, Mary Ann Cisneros – Vice President dedicated to Waterfowl, and recently an entire issue focused on Aquatics. Beth Stark-Posta, Beth Ament-Briggs BFR Registration Fee Donation $ 3,981.84 Conference Income $ 23,507.38 Disney’s Animal Kingdom The AKF highlights best practices and innovations in animal care, »» Training Tales Coordinators Board Travel/Lodging $ 7,936.33 Donation $ 37,318.00 Lake Buena Vista, FL conservation success stories, plus training and enrichment ideas. Animal Kim Kezer, Jay Pratte, Angela Binney Bill Steele, Board Member CEO Expenses/Travel/Lodging $ 2,017.94 Non-member Job Posting $ 3,198.10 care professionals share and learn from experiences shared by their »» Conservation Station Coordinator Chicago Zoological Society – Brookfield Zoo colleagues, and we are always interested in hearing from you. If you have Philip Fensterer Committee $ 4,781.72 Membership $ 133,642.30 Brookfield, IL comments for the Editor or would like to submit an article or cover photo— »» Animal Welfare Coordinators Conference $ 15,201.65 Product Sales $ 10,241.87 Paul Brandenburger please e-mail [email protected]. Julie Hartell-DeNardo, Stephanie Miner, Maryland Zoo in Baltimore Board-ratified Donation Out $ 16,325.55 Re-charter Fee & Duty Obligation $ 63,624.76 Beth Stark-Posta, Beth Ament-Briggs Baltimore, MD Grants $ 35,918.81 Advertising $ 29,139.10 Ellen Vossekuil Office $ 3,552.42 Tax/Utility Refunds $ 201.59 Ochsner Park and Zoo Baraboo, WI Office Rent $ 13,166.40 Total Income $ 304,777.58 Nicole Pepo Payroll Fee $ 2,388.93 North Carolina Zoological Park Thank You! Payroll Taxes $ 22,841.24 MEMBERS Asheboro, NC List of Contributors to the Preservation of all Species in Asia and Africa Category January 1, 2019 Pension Contribution $ 3,975.12 Affiliate 436 AAZK STAFF Pension Management Fee $ 1,273.00 Bowling for Rhinos 2018 North Carolina Chapter Greater Sacramento Chapter Marie Goodkin Commercial 15 Ozarks Chapter Heart of Illinois Chapter Green Bay Chapter Postage and Delivery $ 2,696.56 Ed Hansen Sondaicus Phoenix Chapter* Lion Country Safari Chapter Laurie Adair Guillot Conservation Partner 30 CEO/CFO Print and Production $ 1,712.65 $50,000 and Up Pittsburgh Chapter Memphis Chapter Adrianne Holmes Contributing 18 Tucson, AZ Product Expense $ 5,138.19 Point Defiance Chapter National Capital Chapter Penny Jolly Exchange 20 Kendall Emmett Los Angeles Chapter Potter Park Zoo Chapter New England Chapter Karen King Program Expense $ 1,500.00 Office Assistant Lindsey King Institutional 161 Tucson, AZ Puget Sound Chapter New Orleans Chapter Salaries and Wages $ 61,356.36 Sumatrensis Riverbanks Chapter New York City Chapter Jon Kosmark International 24 Shane Good AKF Postage and Delivery $ 17,504.14 Editor, Animal Keepers’ Forum $15,000 to $49,999 San Antonio Chapter Northern Nevada Chapter Cyndi Kutzki Library 17 St. Louis Chapter Potawatomi Zoo Chapter Thomas Lewis AKF Printing $ 54,726.00 Valley City, OH Lifetime 26 South Florida Chapter Rio Grande Valley Chapter Lion Country Safari Elizabeth Thibodeaux Greater Cincinnati Chapter Insurance $ 1,133.00 Lincoln Park Chapter Tampa Bay Chapter Roger Williams Chapter Tamara Loera* Professional 1,649 Graphic Designer Professional and Legal Fees $ 3,050.00 Cleveland, OH Oklahoma City Chapter Tidewater Chapter Rosamond Gifford Chapter Blair Malato Student 182 San Diego Chapter Toledo Chapter Safari West Chapter Cheryl Mays Taxes (business) $ 73.00 Total 2,577 Toronto Chapter San Francisco Chapter Kayla McCurry Zarraffa’s Foundation LTD Utilities $ 913.39 Tulsa Chapter Santa Fe College Patrick Mooney Unicornis Utah Chapter Student Chapter Cheryl Morris Web Revision and Management $ 1,358.38 $5,000 – $14,999 Vanguard Charitable – Seneca Park Zoo Chapter Naples AAZK Chapter Zoo Keeping Textbook Steffi Fund Smoky Mountain Chapter NC Piedmont Chapter Purchase and Distribution $ 1,131.12 ABQ Chapter Zoological Society of Buffalo/ Novus International Total Expenses $ 276,185.99 Brookfield Chapter Buffalo Zoo Keepers Simum Allison Padgett Columbus Chapter Up to $999 Red River Louisiana Chapter Dallas Chapter Bicornis Redwood Coast AAZK Chapter Dreamworld Australia $1000 - $4999 Jason Akel* Rocky Mountain Chapter Ferrell Gas/Blue Rhino Myra Akel* Bonnie Rekett Fresno Chapter Akron Zoo Chapter Assiniboine Park Zoo Chapter Susan Sagan Friends of Zoo Boise Baton Rouge Chapter Lourdes Barclay* Robert Salvatore* Annual Report Greater Baltimore Chapter Battle Creek Chapter Bay Area Chapter Ann Station Greater Houston Chapter Brandywine Zoo Chapter Lindsay Brand Erin Storie* Greater Orlando Chapter Brevard Chapter Elizabeth Brooks Dale and Catesby Suter Henry Doorly Zoo Chapter Cape May County Zoo Chapter Robert Brooks Linda Zunas 2018 Indianapolis Chapter Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Chapter Nick Burgan-Illig Iowa Chapter Elmwood Park Zoo Chapter Kay Lynn Carpenter American Association of Zoo Keepers *Funds received after 2017 Deadline – Jacksonville Chapter Erie Zoo Keepers Chattanooga Zoo Chapter (520) 298-9688 I [email protected] I www.aazk.org combined with 2018 BFR Funds Kansas City Zoo Chapter* Galveston Chapter Laura Choukri* Little Turtle Chapter Greater Kansas City Chapter Julie Coe Mesker Park Zoo Chapter Greater New Jersey Connecticut’s Chapter The mission of The American Association of Zoo Keepers is to advance excellence in Milwaukee Chapter Alliance Chapter Dan Dan the animal keeping profession, foster effective communication beneficial to animal Nashville Zoo/Nashville Greater Philadelphia Chapter Mary Germann care, support deserving conservation projects, and promote the preservation of our Zoo Chapter natural resources and animal life. 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Total Distribution $580,900.22 AAZK is once again pleased to offer our member partners a AAZK awards approximately $40,000 in member grants annually. In 2018, the Board of Directors began the process of creating AAZK traditionally recognizes its’ Chapter partners during the AAZK National Conference during the Awards Ceremony with a PowerPoint transparent view into AAZK through our 2018 Annual Report. A number of those grants concentrate on conservation. Mary strategic plans for each of the AAZK Committees and Programs. backdrop (loop) presentation of Awards. Below is a list of the Chapter partner Fee/Duty Obligations by recognition category followed by both AAZK continues to be at the forefront of animal welfare and Ann Cisneros, Vice President and Board Member Oversight for This process is an in-depth focus on the strengths, weaknesses and International AKF and Committee support, either undefined or directed by the Chapter Partner, where the support is defined. Oversights may wish to continuing education for animal care professionals Conservation reports on the AAZK fund-raising efforts in 2018 for objectives for each committee and program, and development of a Rhino acknowledge Chapter Partners for support of their Committees. our two signature conservation programs. three to five year timeline for goal completion. The strategic plans Distribution of Foundation The Animal Keepers’ Forum has been continually published in will be completed for all 12 of the Committees and Programs. BFR Funds $253,585.47 varying forms since 1968. Editor Shane Good reports on the AKF, Ed Hansen Platinum Kansas City Zoo Chapter Louisville Zoo Chapter Rosamond Gifford Zoo Chapter Lewa Wildlife $2000.00 and Above Ozarks Chapter Baton Rouge Zoo Chapter Milwaukee Chapter highlighted by an issue dedicated to Population Management AAZK CEO/CFO The annual AAZK National Conference offers delegates the Conservancy North Carolina Chapter Red River of Louisiana Chapter Wildlife World Zoo Chapter sponsored by the AZA Population Management Centers, opportunity to travel to a variety of different destinations to meet $273,527.97 Little Rock AAZK Chapter Cape May County Zoo Chapter Chesapeake Chapter Riverbanks Zoological Garden and San Diego Zoo Global. Questions regarding the AAZK Annual Report may be directed to and network with other animal care professionals from across the Cape May County Zoo Chapter Wildlife World Chapter New York City Chapter Potter Park Chapter [email protected]. country. An AAZK Conference also provides a unique destination Jacksonville Chapter Rosamond Gifford Zoo Chapter Battle Creek Chapter 2018 marked the first year of the presidential term of Bethany learning experience through a selection of Professional Certificate Topeka Chapter Gold Seneca Park Zoo Chapter Minnesota Zoo Chapter Bingham. Bethany reports on the goals of AAZK and continuing Courses offering 12 hours of student-instructor contact time in Action for Cheetahs $1000.00 - $1999.99 Akron Zoo Chapter Greater Kansas City Chapter AAZK Trees for You and Me education moving forward through Strategic Planning and AAZK the selected subject matter. Registrants complete a post-course AAZK/BFR Conservation in Kenya Columbus Chapter North Carolina Piedmont Chapter Program Support Conferences. testing process that results in the awarding of a Professional Resource Grant $ 44,637.42 $ 11,159.36 Santa Fe Teaching College Zoo Toledo Zoo Chapter Greater New Jersey Certificate of completion. $250.00 Student Chapter Greater Cincinnati Chapter Alliance Chapter Topeka Zoo Chapter Bethany Bingham Tulsa Zoo Chapter Northern Nevada Chapter Brandywine Chapter Detroit Chapter Pittsburgh Chapter ABQ Chapter Nashville Chapter AAZK President Omaha Chapter Greater Philadelphia Chapter Oklahoma City Zoo Chapter Georgia Chapter Greater Cleveland Chapter Elmwood Park Zoo Chapter Portland Chapter Lincoln Park Chapter Greater Houston Chapter Delaware Valley University Roger Williams Park Zoo Chapter Puget Sound Chapter Student Chapter Riverbanks Zoo and Undefined Committee Support Toronto Zoo Chapter Greenville Zoo Chapter Garden Chapter $250.00 Nashville Chapter Smoky Mountain Chapter Silver Memphis Zoo Chapter High Forest Chapter Birmingham Zoo Chapter $500.00 - $999.99 Chattanooga Chapter Cameron Park Chapter Orange County Chapter Dallas Zoo Chapter Red River Chapter Chesapeake Chapter Birmingham Zoo Chapter Galveston Chapter El Paso del Norte Chapter San Francisco Zoo Chapter Phoenix AAZK Chapter San Antonio Chapter Rio Grande Valley Chapter Southern Colorado Chapter Los Angeles Zoo Chapter Utah Chapter Roanoke Valley Chapter Greater Orlando Chapter San Diego Chapter Tidewater Chapter Rainier Chapter Brookfield Chapter California Desert Chapter Point Defiance Chapter Green Bay Chapter Orange County Chapter Milwaukee County Zoo Chapter Assiniboine Park Zoo Chapter Fresno Chaffee Zoo Chapter San Francisco Zoo Chapter Bronze Bay Area Chapter Up to $499.99 Annual Contribution to AAZK Redwood Coast Chapter $1000.00 or greater Greater Sacramento Chapter Midnight Sun Chapter Safari West Chapter America’s Teaching Zoo Little Rock Chapter Rocky Mountain Chapter Student Chapter Wildlife World Zoo Chapter National Capital Chapter Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Chapter Topeka Chapter Conservation Jacksonville Chapter Southern Colorado Chapter Detroit Chapter Palm Beach Zoo Chapter Connecticut’s Chapter Omaha Chapter Lion Country Safari Chapter In 2018 National AAZK’s Conservation Committee continues to TFYM surpassed $20,000 grand for the first time in 2018. Grant Brandywine Zoo Chapter Greater Cleveland Chapter Georgia Chapter manage AAZK’s signature conservation programs; Bowling for funds were distributed to the Red Panda Network’s Asian Division Brevard Chapter Puget Sound Chapter Brookfield Chapter Rhinos (BFR) and Trees for You and Me (TFYM). and Save the Golden Lion Tamarin. The grant recipients further Greater Orlando Chapter Toronto Zoo Chapter Lincoln Park Chapter AAZK and Polar Bears International’s quest to fight climate change South Florida Chapter Indianapolis Chapter Tampa Bay Chapter AKF Sponsorship The 2018 BFR saw 86 events and numerous donations in North through reforestation and habitat revitalization. Little Turtle Chapter Naples Chapter $500.00 America and beyond which raised $580,900.22. Funds were Potawatomi Zoo Chapter Iowa Chapter distributed to our international conservation partners, International The BFR and TFYM grants protect and preserve animals in the wild New Orleans Chapter Heart of Illinois Chapter Little Rock Chapter Rhino Foundation, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, and Action for and the habitat in which they reside. Zoo New England Chapter Scovill Zoo Chapter National Capital Chapter Cheetahs Kenya. A portion (2%) of the funds is set aside for the Greater Baltimore Chapter Central Illinois Chapter Lion Country Safari Chapter Bowling for Rhinos Conservation Resource Grant. In 2018 the BFR- Mary Ann Cisneros St. Louis Chapter Mesker Park Zoo Chapter Ozarks Chapter CRG was awarded to the Peregrine Fund for “Stop Poisoning Now: AAZK Vice-President tackling wildlife poisoning in Kenya”.