Dan Cassidy, General Curator, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Dan has been a member of AZA since 1978 and has been involved in
AZA's accreditation program since 1994. In that time he has
participated on seventeen inspection teams, chairing two of
them. Dan began his forty year career working part-time in
the Animal Department of Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo while he obtained
a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of
Nebraska at Omaha. Prior to being appointed as the General
Curator of Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, he worked in the same position
at Wildlife Safari Park. Dan has served as a member of
numerous SSPs, including addax, white rhino, and black-footed
ferret. He has also been part of the Red Panda Propagation
Group, has served as a member of both the Rodent TAG and the Pig
and Peccary TAG, and has served as Vice-Chair of the Wild Cattle
TAG. Dan's participation in so many AZA activities shows his
tremendous support of AZA. His knowledge, dedication and
volunteerism make him an asset to AZA and to the zoo/aquarium
industry as a whole.