Ethics Board

Membership

Three new members are elected to the Ethics Board each year. The Ethics Board upholds the integrity and professional standards of the AZA and its institutional and individual members by implementing the process defined by the code in a fair, objective, consistent and professional manner.

Chair
Lori Perkins, Birmingham Zoo

Vice-Chair
Hayley Murphy, Detroit Zoo

Members
Lisa Marie Avendano, Houston Zoo, Inc.
Misha Body, California Science Center
Leigh Clayton, New England Aquarium
R. Harrison Edell, Dallas Zoo
Michael Macek, Saint Louis Zoo
Lance Miller, Chicago Zoological Society - Brookfield Zoo
Hayley Murphy, Zoo Atlanta
Lori Perkins, Birmingham Zoo
Anne Shimerdla, Blank Park Zoo

Advisor
Shareen Knowlton, Roger Williams Park Zoo

Board Liaison
Bert Castro, Phoenix Zoo

AZA Staff Liaison
Craig Hoover