Honors and Awards Committee Mission

Evaluates, judges and awards recognition to AZA institutional applicants for professional achievements in several categories.

Chair
Keith Winsten, Brevard Zoo

Vice Chair
Lisa Keith, David Traylor Zoo of Emporia

Board Liaison
Suzanne Gendron, Ocean Park Corporation

AZA Staff Liaison
Barbara Pueschel

Members
Allyson Atkins, Disney's Animal Kingdom
Misha Body, California Science Center
Cheryl Braunstein, Smithsonian National Zoo
Jeff Bullock, Greenville Zoo
Kyle Burks, Sacramento Zoo
John Chapo, Lincoln Children's Zoo
Brian Davis, Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk
Andrea DosSantos, Seattle Aquarium
Jeremy Goodman, Roger Williams Park Zoo
Marc Heinzman, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
John Linehan, Zoo New England
Allen Monroe, The Living Desert
Gene Peacock, Brandywine Zoo
Chris Pfefferkorn, Birmingham Zoo
Alan Rost, Jacksonville Zoo
Kim Smith, International Crane Foundation
Allison Tuttle, Mystic Aquarium
Larry Warner, North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island  
Elizabeth Whealy, Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum