Board Members
Executive Committee
Chuck Ged, Chair
Anne Marie Cushmac, VC Governance
Missy Peters, Secretary
George Mikes, VC Finance
Janna McNicholas, VC Animal Care, Conservation & Wellness
John Hayt, Honorary Advisor
John McIlvaine, VC Marketing & Development
Leanne Cryer, Mayoral Appointee*
Kelly Coker-Daniel, VC Education
Kerri Stewart, VC Special Projects & Properties
Lucia Lindsey, VC Capital Campaign
Karen Estella Smith, VC Gardens & Art
Jeff Ettling, Ph.D., President & CEO
General Board
Paul Blackstone
Scott Chamberlayne
Asher Chanan-Khan, M.D.
LeAnna Cumber
Jonathon Coles
Kenyonn Demps
Rene Kurzius
Barney Lane
Cyrus Moshiree
John Naugle
Ju'Coby Pittman
Clint Pyle
Bill Rowe
Param Sahni
Paul Sandler
Joel Swanson
Salmaan Wahidi
Darryl Willie
Scott Witt
Honorary Board
Ivan Clare
Dano Davis
Lenore McCullagh
Elizabeth Petway
Herbert Peyton
Clifford Schultz
Frank Surface
Janet Vaksdal Weaver
Honorary Past Chairs Council
Martha Baker
J.F. Bryan
Carl Cannon
Howard Coker
Charles Commander
Jed Davis
Matt Fairbairn
Joseph Hixon
J. Michael Hughes
Lewis Lee
David Loeb
Richard Martin
Frank Miller
John A. Mitchell
Thomas Schmidt
Carl "Hap" Stewart
James Stockton
Penny Thompson
Courtenay Wilson