Education Advisors
The AZA Conservation Education Committee has created an Education Advisor Handbook and serves to pair Education Advisors with the following AZA Animal Programs:
Education Advisors play a critical role in and serve as consultants within these Animal Programs for topics and issues related to conservation education, community outreach, and public awareness.
Position Functions
Although not required, Advisors are incorporated into most Animal Programs to provide advice in their fields of expertise and to assist with the design and execution of the Animal Program’s conservation and management goals. Position functions for the Education Advisor may include:
- Suggesting, developing, and implementing education goals for Animal Program Action Plans.
- Offering advice regarding any identified education topics, education related research proposals and inquiries made.
- Providing taxa-related education stories of interest.
- Identifying educational research needs.
- Initiating and assisting in the development of educational materials and projects.
- Encouraging the development of regional, national, and international education plans.
- Coordinating in situ education programs.
- Gathering public support for established education projects.
- Assisting other educators with program development.
- Writing, reviewing, and encouraging articles in the Animal Program newsletter.
Education Advisor Listings by Animal Program
The following are listings of all Animal Programs with Education Advisors and a list of Education Advisor Vacancies (programs seeking Education Advisors).