Finances American Association Animal Keepers’ Forum AKF TEAM: EXPENSES 2017 INCOME 2017 The Animal Keepers’ Forum continues to be the main communication tool » Editor, Shane Good Association Memberships (AZA) $ 475.00 BFR Registration Fee $ 2008.42 AAZK BOARD OF DIRECTORS for members, sponsors and advertisers. The monthly journal shares quality » Graphic Designer, Elizabeth Thibodeaux BFR Dedicated Program Expense BFR Dedicated Program Income of Zoo Keepers, Inc. articles submitted by our members and supporters through features such as » Enrichment Options Coordinators Bethany Bingham – Vice President Utah’s Hogle Zoo Training Tales, Enrichment Options and Conservation Station. This year we Julie Hartell-DeNardo, Stephanie Miner, BFR Product Sales $ 103.00 BFR CRG $ 22,934.32 Salt Lake City, UT were excited to offer our members a special issue dedicated to Waterfowl, Beth Stark-Posta, Beth Ament-Briggs BFR Trip Winner Payout $ 6,750.00 BFR Trip Retention $ 13,500.00 and recently an entire issue focused on Aquatics. The AKF highlights best » Training Tales Coordinators Mary Ann Cisneros – Vice President Board Travel/Lodging $ 11,932.92 Conference Income $ 28,952.74 Disney’s Animal Kingdom practices and innovations in animal care, conservation success stories, plus Kim Kezer, Jay Pratte, Angela Binney Lake Buena Vista, FL training and enrichment ideas. Animal care professionals share and learn » Conservation Station Coordinator CEO Expenses/Travel/Lodging $ 2,557.64 Donation $ 40,278.99 Bill Steele, Board Member from experiences shared by their colleagues, and we are always interested Philip Fensterer Committee $ 6,556.66 Non-member Job Posting $ 2,800.00 Chicago Zoological Society – Brookfield Zoo in hearing from you. If you have comments for the Editor or would like to » Animal Welfare Coordinators Conference $ 15,201.65 Membership $ 126,170.06 Brookfield, IL submit an article or cover photo— please e-mail [email protected]. Julie Hartell-DeNardo, Stephanie Miner, Beth Stark-Posta, Beth Ament-Briggs Board-ratified Donation Out $ 12,727.50 Product Sales $ 7,784.40 Azzara Oston Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Grants $ 35,658.02 Re-charter Fee & Duty Obligation $ 62,188.49 Virginia Beach, VA Membership Refund $ 155.71 Advertising $ 25,978.67 Hardy Kern Office $ 3,048.24 Tax/Utility Refunds $ 124.89 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Columbus, OH Office Rent $ 8,567.30 Total Income $ 332,720.98 Paul Brandeburger Payroll Fee $ 2,177.90 Maryland Zoo in Baltimore Thank You! Payroll Taxes $ 22,838.16 MEMBERS Baltimore, MD List of Contributors to the Preservation of all Species in Asia and Africa Category January 1, 2018 Pension Contribution $ 3,930.00 Affiliate 452 AAZK STAFF Pension Management Fee $ 1,091.50 Bowling for Rhinos 2017 Riverbanks AAZK Chapter Point Defiance AAZK Chapter Meads Mill Middle School Commercial 18 Saint Louis AAZK Chapter Potawatomi AAZK Chapter Postage and Delivery $ Ed Hansen Midnight Sun AAZK Chapter 5,310.66 San Antonio AAZK Chapter Redwood Coast AAZK Chapter Naples AAZK Chapter Conservation Partner 29 CEO/CFO Sondaicus Print and Production $ 3,967.12 San Francisco Zoo AAZK Chapter** Rocky Mountain AAZK Chapter NC Piedmont AAZK Chapter Contributing 17 Tucson, AZ $50,000 and Up Sierra Safari Zoo Roger Williams Park Zoo AAZK Chapter Novus International Product Expense $ 9,806.51 Kendall Emmett South Florida AAZK Chapter Rosamond Gifford Zoo AAZK Chapter Exchange 17 Jeffrey Para Office Assistant Los Angeles AAZK Chapter The STEFI Fund Safari West AAZK Chapter Program Expense $ 1,500.00 Georgia Pribanic Institutional 139 Tucson, AZ Tampa Bay AAZK Chapter Santa Fe Teaching College Margaret Roncolato Salaries and Wages $ 59,389.75 Sumatrensis International 26 Tidewater AAZK Chapter Student Chapter Scovil Zoo AAZK Chapter Shane Good $20,000 to $49,999 AKF Postage and Delivery $ 16,015.72 Editor, Animal Keepers’ Forum Toledo AAZK Chapter Seneca Park AAZK Chapter Susan Sindlinger Library 16 Tulsa AAZK Chapter Woodland Park Zoological Society Alice Stelzer AKF Printing $ 46,908.63 Valley City, OH Greater Cincinnati AAZK Chapter Lifetime 22 Utah AAZK Chapter Dale and Catesby Suter Elizabeth Thibodeaux Jacksonville AAZK Chapter Utah Zoological Society Simum Insurance $ 1,133.00 San Diego AAZK Chapter Pete and Sue Vindigni Professional 1,624 Graphic Designer Up to $999 Waggers Pet Sitting/Allison Smith Professional and Legal Fees $ 3,143.00 Cleveland, OH Toronto AAZK Chapter Student 204 Bicornis Seth Weldy $1000 - $4999 Assiniboine Park Zoo AAZK Chapter Taxes (business) $ 67.00 Unicornis Nina Wilson Total 2,564 Bay Area AAZK Chapter Amy Young Utilities $ 1,623.24 $5,000 – $19,999 Akron Zoo AAZK Chapter Nicholas Baker Baton Rouge AAZK Chapter Lindsay Brand Web Revision and Management $ 2,944.38 ABQ AAZK Chapter Battle Creek AAZK Chapter Elizabeth Brooks Birmingham Zoo AAZK Chapter *Funds received after 2016 Deadline – Zoo Keeping Textbook Brandywine AAZK Chapter Mary Lou Carver credited to 2017 BFR Season Buffalo Zoo Purchase and Distribution $ 541.10 Brevard AAZK Chapter Marlyce Capistron ** Combined 2016 and 2017 Totals Columbus AAZK Chapter Brookfield Chapter Patrice Capistron Total Expenses $ 290,170.28 Dallas AAZK Chapter Cape May County Zoo AAZK Chapter Linda Crossan Detroit AAZK Chapter Chattanooga AAZK Chapter Cynthia Dout Ferrell Gas/Blue Rhino Cheyenne Mountain Zoo AAZK Chapter Judi Eberly Georgia AAZK Chapter Connecticut’s AAZK Chapter Lee Ehmke Greater Baltimore AAZK Chapter East Texas AAZK Chapter Erie Zoo Greater Cleveland AAZK Chapter Elmwood Park Zoo AAZK Chapter Global Wildlife Greater Houston AAZK Chapter Fresno Chaffee Zoo AAZK Chapter Susan Grohne Indianapolis AAZK Chapter Galveston AAZK Chapter Christin Groth CELEBRATING Lincoln Park AAZK Chapter Greater Kansas City AAZK Chapter Laurie Adair Guillot Little Rock AAZK Chapter Greater New Jersey Greater Sacramento AAZK Chapter Little Turtle AAZK Chapter Alliance AAZK Chapter Hendricks Ave Elementary School Milwaukee AAZK Chapter Greater Orlando AAZK Chapter Brittany Hines Nashville Zoo/Nashville AAZK Chapter 50 YEARS Heart of Illinois AAZK Chapter Jackson AAZK Chapter North Carolina AAZK Chapter Iowa AAZK Chapter Karen King years American Association of Zoo Keepers Oklahoma City AAZK Chapter Memphis AAZK Chapter Nikki Lendero (520) 298-9688 I [email protected] I www.aazk.org 2017 Annual Report Ozarks AAZK Chapter National Capital Chapter Loeb Family Fund Pittsburgh AAZK Chapter New England AAZK Chapter Maryland Reptile Conservation Portland AAZK Chapter Event New Orleans AAZK Chapter Center Potter Park AAZK Chapter New York City AAZK Chapter Cheryl Mays The mission of The American Association of Zoo Keepers is to advance excellence in Puget Sound AAZK Chapter Omaha AAZK Chapter Deborah McClelland’s the animal keeping profession, foster effective communication beneficial to animal Reno Bowls for Rhinos/ Philadelphia AAZK Chapter Tortoise Trot for Rhinos care, support deserving conservation projects, and promote the preservation of our Sierra Safari Zoo 1967-2017 natural resources and animal life. Dear Friends, President’s Message Thank You for Your Support! AAZK is once again pleased to offer our member partners a AAZK continues to be a leader in species conservation through our and membership opportunity offers continuing education in AAZK is looking towards a bright future that includes expanding AAZK traditionally recognizes its’ Chapter partners during the AAZK National Conference during the Awards Luncheon with a PowerPoint transparent view into AAZK through our 2017 Annual Report.AAZK flagship conservation program Bowling for Rhinos. Celebrating 27 animal welfare for individuals in need of monetary assistance. our relations with animal keepers in Latin America. The AAZK backdrop (loop) presentation of Awards. Below is a list of the Chapter partner Fee/Duty Obligations by recognition category followed by both continues to be at the forefront of Animal Husbandry and Welfare years of conserving animals and habitat in 2017, BFR raised over International keepers chosen to participate in this program will International Outreach Committee (IOC) has been cultivating AKF and Committee support, either undefined or directed by the Chapter Partner, where the support is defined. and continuing education for animal care professionals $600,000.00 and passed the 7 million dollar mark. AAZK awards relationships with animal keepers and facilities in Latin America, receive an electronic subscription to the Animal Keepers’ Forum as over $25,000 in Grants for rhino research and reforestation efforts most notably in Mexico, and partnering with them to develop part of their membership. A total of 10 international keepers were The Animal Keepers’ Forum has been continually published in to combat climate change.Mary Ann Cisneros, Board Member learning objectives and course material for presentation during chosen for the pilot program and are being sponsored by AAZK varying forms since 1968.Shane Good, the Editor of AKF Editor Oversight for Conservation reports on the AAZK Conservation annual Teaching Programs. Chapters from San Diego, Columbus and Dallas, just to name a few. efforts of these two programs. We hope to expand this program in the future with memberships reports on the highlights of AKF in 2017, highlighted by the critically Platinum ($2,000.00 and Above) being renewed annually and an ongoing communication dialog Pittsburgh Chapter El Paso del Norte Chapter Oklahoma City Zoo Chapter acclaimed issue on Zoological Lighting sponsored by the Zoological