Zoo Staff

Evan Killeen
Chief Executive Officer

Sarah Wood
Chief Operating Officer

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Erin Lenz
Director of Communications
402.475.6741 ext. 146 | elenz@lincolnzoo.org

Julia Chestnut
Director of Education
402.475.6741 ext. 137 | jchestnut@lincolnzoo.org

Mark Petracek
Director of Facilities
402.475.6741 ext. 121 | mpetracek@lincolnzoo.org

Jenney Miller
Director of Guest Experience
402.475.6741 ext 135 | jmiller@lincolnzoo.org

Isaac Fuenning
Director of Horticulture
402.475.6741 ext. 166 | ifuenning@lincolnzoo.org

Ruth Marcec-Greaves
General Curator
402.475.6741 ext. 172 | rmarcec-greaves@lincolnzoo.org

Sarah Jurgens
Animal Department Supervisor 
sjurgens@lincolnzoo.org

Audrey Poehlman
Development Coordinator
402.475.6741 ext. 131 | apoehlman@lincolnzoo.org

Amy Heusinkvelt
Education Coordinator
402.475.6741 ext. 149 | aheusinkvelt@lincolnzoo.org

Caitie Matthies
Events & Rentals Manager
402.475.6741 ext 133 | cmatthies@lincolnzoo.org

Tai Penn
Operations Manager
402.475.6741 ext 190 | tpenn@lincolnzoo.org

Steve Engel
Operations Manager, Food & Beverage
402.475.6741 ext. 132 | sengel@lincolnzoo.org

Robin Schurman
Operations Manager, Retail & Admissions
402.475.6741 ext 129 | rschurman@lincolnzoo.org

Sarah Bedell
Visual Designer
402.475.6741 ext. 126 | sbedell@lincolnzoo.org

Board of Directors 
Jack Abel, Jennifer Cintani, Adam Letheby, Eric Mooss, Amy Anderson, Ella Wirtz, Creighton Bassett, Alexandra Cassidy, Matt Clare, Kristen Cline, Maggie Dunlap, Jessica Erstad, Joel Friesen, Jessica Greenwald, Angie Hoffschneider, Tim Hruza, John Laflin, Katie LeBaron Haszard, Jeff Maul, Jack Minnick, Halley Ostergard Kruse, Denise Pearce, Vanessa Roof, Shelley Sahling, Tamara Sloan, Michele Steckelberg, DeWayne Taylor, Sean White, Chad Wiles