SSP/TAG Advisors

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Name Affiliation Group
Mike Schlegel Purina Mills Andean Condor SSP
Erin Kendrick SINZP Antelope TAG
Ellen Dierenfeld Zootrition, LLC Bali Mynah SSP
OPEN Barbet SSP
Ellen Dierenfeld Zootrition, LLC Bird of Paradise SSP
Ann Ward Fort Worth Black and White Colobus SSP
Barbara Henry Cincinnati Black and White Colobus SSP
Eduardo Valdes DAK Black Rhino SSP
Kathleen Sullivan DAK Black Rhino SSP
Jaap Wensvoort Toronto Black-footed ferret SSP
Shana Lavin DAK Black-footed ferret SSP
Adam Reppert Fort Worth Bonobo SSP
Barbara Henry Cincinnati Bonobo SSP
Jennifer Watts Brookfield Callimico SSP
Cheryl Morris Henry Doorly Canid, Hyena, and Aardwolf TAG
Ellen Dierenfeld Zootrition, LLC Canid, Hyena, and Aardwolf TAG
Erin Kendrick SINZP Caprid TAG
Mike Schlegel Purina Mills Cattle TAG
Shana Lavin DAK Charadriiformes TAG
Mike Maslanka SINZP Cheetah SSP
Ellen Dierenfeld Zootrition, LLC Chiroperan TAG
Shannon Livingston DAK Cicioniiformes TAG
Mike Maslanka SINZP Columbiformes TAG
Mike Maslanka SINZP Crowned Pigeon SSP
Eduardo Valdes DAK Elephant TAG
Jason Williams Indianapolis Elephant TAG
Troy Tollefson Mazuri Elephant TAG
Kibby Treiber Miami Equid TAG
Jennifer Watts Brookfield Eulemur SSP
Cheryl Morris Henry Doorly Felid TAG
Ellen Dierenfeld Zootrition, LLC Felid TAG
Jennifer Watts Brookfield Felid TAG
Michelle Gaffney San Diego Felid TAG
Mark Edwards Cal Poly Francois Langur SSP
Barbara Toddes Philadelphia Geoffrey’s Marmoset SSP
Mark Edwards Cal Poly Giant Panda SSP
Adam Reppert Fort Worth Gibbon SSP
Barbara Henry Cincinnati Gibbon SSP
Eduardo Valdes DAK Giraffe PMP
Mike Schlegel Purina Mills Giraffe PMP
Olav Oftedal SERC Golden Lion Tamarin SSP
Deb Schmidt St Louis Gorilla (Lowland) SSP
Michelle Shaw Taronga Gorilla (Lowland) SSP
Ellen Dierenfeld Zootrition, LLC Great Ape TAG
Nancy Conklin-Brittain Harvard Great Ape TAG
Ann Ward Fort Worth Gruiformes TAG
Barbara Toddes Philadelphia Guam Rail SSP
Jennifer Watts Brookfield Guenon SSP
Kerri Slifka Dallas Humboldt Penguin SSP
Kerrin Grant Wildlife Center, NM Indian one-horned rhino SSP
Amy Coslick Fort Worth Jaguar SSP
Ann Ward Fort Worth Jaguar SSP
Ann Ward Fort Worth Komodo Dragon SSP
Mike Maslanka SINZP Kori Bustard SSP
Ann Ward Fort Worth Lion SSP
Kibby Treiber Miami Lion SSP
Ann Ward Fort Worth Lizard TAG
Joni Bernard MSU Lizard TAG
Cheryl Morris Henry Doorly Maned Wolf SSP
Lisa Hoopes GA Aquarium Marine Fishes TAG
Heidi Bissell SeaWorld Marine Mammal TAG
Jason Williams Indianapolis Marine mammal TAG
Lisa Mazzaro Mystic Marine Mammal TAG
Ellen Dierenfeld Zootrition, LLC Marsupial and Monotreme TAG
Barbara Toddes Philadelphia Micronesian Kingfisher SSP
Kerri Slifka Dallas Micronesian Kingfisher SSP
Jennifer Watts Brookfield New World Primate TAG
Kimberly Ange-VanHuegten NCSU New World Primate TAG
Mark Edwards Cal Poly New World Primate TAG
Barbara Henry Cincinnati Okapi SSP
Jennifer Watts Brookfield Okapi SSP
Kerri Slifka Dallas Okapi SSP
Erin Kendrick SINZP Old World Primate TAG
Mark Edwards Cal Poly Old World Primate TAG
Deb Schmidt St Louis Orangutan SSP
Barbara Henry Cincinnati Otter SSP
Mike Maslanka SINZP Otter SSP
Deb Schmidt St Louis Painted Dog SSP
Jennifer Watts Brookfield Painted Dog SSP
Ann Ward Fort Worth Passeriformes TAG
Jennifer Parsons Mazuri Passeriformes TAG
Jennifer Watts Brookfield Passeriformes TAG
Ellen Dierenfeld Zootrition, LLC PAX TAG
Heidi Bissell Busch Gardens PAX TAG
Ann Ward Fort Worth Pelican TAG
Shannon Livingston DAK Pelican TAG
Kerri Slifka Dallas Penguin TAG
Barbara Henry Cincinnati Piciformes TAG
Jennifer Ortlepp Phoenix Piciformes TAG
Jason Williams Indianapolis Prosimian TAG
Howard Frederick Univ Arizona Przewalski’s Horse SSP
Eduardo Valdes DAK Puerto Rican Crested Toad SSP
Barbara Toddes Philadelphia Pygmy Slow Loris SSP
Eduardo Valdes DAK Rat (Key Largo Wood) SSP
Karina Carbo-Johnson Lincoln Park Raptor TAG
Adam Reppert Ft. Worth Raptor TAG
Mike Maslanka SINZP Ratite TAG
Rosalina Angel U of MD Ratite TAG
Barbara Henry Cincinnati Red Panda SSP
Mark Edwards Cal Poly Red Panda SSP
Howard Frederick Univ Arizona Red Wolf
Ellen Dierenfeld Zootrition, LLC Rhincoceros TAG
Kerrin Grant Wildlife Center, NM Rhincoceros TAG
Marcus Clauss University of Zurich Rhincoceros TAG
Kathleen Sullivan DAK Rhincoceros TAG, Rhino Research Council
Barbara Henry Cincinnati Rhino TAG
Eduardo Valdes DAK Rhinoceros TAG
Chris Mowry Berry College Ring-tailed Lemur SSP
Deb McWilliams CAZA-NARG Rodent, Insectivore, Lagomorph TAG
Kerrin Grant Wildlife Center, NM Rodent, Insectivore, Lagomorph TAG
Kelly Kappen Henry Doorly Serval SSP
Barbara Henry Cincinnati Small Carnivore TAG
Mike Maslanka SINZP Small Carnivore TAG
Shannon Livingston DAK Stork TAG
Barbara Henry Cincinnati Sumatran Rhino
Mark Edwards Cal Poly Tapir TAG
Eduardo Valdes DAK Terrestrial Invertebrate TAG
Ellen Dierenfeld Zootrition, LLC Tiger SSP
Ellen Dierenfeld Zootrition, LLC Tree Kangaroo SSP
Ann Ward Fort Worth Ursid TAG
Barbara Henry Cincinnati Ursid TAG
Jaap Wensvoort Toronto Ursid TAG
Joy Erlenbach Wash. State U Ursid TAG
Matt Brooks Oregon Ursid TAG
Troy Tollefson Mazuri Ursid TAG

Last updated: 10/29/2018

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