Annual Report 2011

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Annual Report 2011

Making Investments that Last
Annual Report 2011
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Photo credits: Nancy Filippi (opposite page); Oakland Zoo archive
Making Investments that Last
Table of Contents
About the Zoo: The Oakland Zoo is home to more than 650 native and exotic animals and
a unique collection of trees, palms, and plants from around the world. Located in the
hills of the 500-acre Knowland Park in Oakland, California, the Zoo welcomed more than
660,000 visitors in 2011, providing each guest with the opportunity to encounter and
learn more about animals from around the world, including many which are threatened
and endangered in the wild. From the familiar (lions, elephants, and giraffe), to the exotic
(Malayan flying foxes, siamangs, and blue-tongued skinks), the Oakland Zoo works to
provide our animals with expansive natural habitats and quality care, while presenting our
visitors with programs that educate, engage, and challenge. In 2011, with the support of
our friends, the Oakland Zoo has deepened our commitment – both to our animals, and to
our community in Oakland, the East Bay, and around the world.
About the Zoo
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A Message from
the Director
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A Message from the
Board President
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Fully Funded
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New Arrivals
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Four Tigers. Four Sisters.
One Story
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Teen Wild Guides
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Home Improvements
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A Lasting Commitment
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Births and Acquisitions
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Events Highlights
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The Oakland Zoo is committed to providing the very best care and habitat for animals
we interact with daily. In July, the Zoo broke ground on a new, 17,000 square foot, stateof-the-art Veterinary Medical Hospital. This new facility will allow our veterinarians to
provide specialized medical care to all animals in our collection – from the smallest
Amazonian tree frog to the largest African elephant. It will also serve as a model for zoos
around the country, and an investment in the health of our animals and the future of the
Oakland Zoo for years to come.
In recent years, the Oakland Zoo has served as a haven for animals rescued from bad
situations or requiring specialized care. In September, the Zoo had the honor of providing
a forever home for four sister tigers from the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas,
that had been rescued from a life-threatening situation. The Zoo offers a place for these
animals to live in a natural setting while educating our visitors about the dangers of the
exotic animal trade. The Zoo’s investment in wildlife doesn’t stop at our gates. Quarters
for Conservation is a newly-instituted program that challenges guests upon entering the
Zoo to actively participate in conserving wildlife by donating twenty-five cents to one of
our partner conservation organizations around the world.
Through your support this past year, the Oakland Zoo has made lasting investments in our
animals and community, while supporting our core mission of conservation and education.
Quarters for Conservations 14-15
Donor Recognition
16-21
2011 Financial Overview
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Guests in front of the Elephant exhibit
Cover photo: Mosi, our reticulated giraffe. Photo by Jim Travis
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Medical Hospital, which broke ground in July. It
will allow our veterinary staff to provide the best
of medical care for our own animals at the Zoo, as
well as support for animal conservation programs
in the wild.
This was also the year that the Zoo initiated our
“Quarters for Conservation” program, a first for
the Oakland Zoo. We will now have a dedicated
revenue stream to support field conservation
programs locally and throughout the world. By
voting with their tokens at our conservation booth,
our visitors can actively participate in global
conservation to help animals in the wild.
Joel J. Parrott, DVM Executive
Director, East Bay Zoological Society
O
ne of my favorite times in every year
is the opportunity to provide Oakland
Zoo’s annual report to our members and
community. 2011 was a very special year at the
Zoo – much of this year reflects the core values in
our mission statement: To inspire respect for and
stewardship of the natural world. This was a year
of compassion (to provide a home for rescued
tigers), conservation, a commitment to quality,
and an ongoing opportunity
to serve people.
Our commitment to animal
care is unwavering; evident
in the many new projects
completed throughout the
Zoo: climbing structures
for our sun bears, elevated
platforms for our tigers, an
expanded grazing area
for our Aldabra tortoises,
a new giraffe barn, and
an expanded elephant
barn. However, no project
better demonstrates our
commitment to highquality animal care than
our new Veterinary
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Sun Bear
Whether we are serving
families or schools
throughout the Bay Area,
the Oakland Zoo remains a
treasure for us all.
East Bay Zoological
Society Board of
Trustees
Steven E. Kane
President
Thomas P. Britanik
Vice President
William L. Marchant
Secretary
James C. Johnston
Treasurer
Joel J. Parrott, DVM
Executive Director
Thomas J. Bjornson
Daniel Boggan, Jr.
Lewis E. Byrd
Lawrence S. Cahn
Sebastian DiGrande
Jonathan M. Harris
Cassady .M. Hudson
Justin J. Hurd
Mark McClure
Alison McDonald
Robin B. Reynolds
None of these accomplishments could have
occurred without your support. Members of the
Oakland Zoo now live in three different countries,
twenty-four states, and throughout northern
California – a recent survey of our guests, asking
where they live, revealed twenty-one different
counties in one weekend. Most come from
Alameda county; however, no matter where you
live, this is your zoo. Whether
we are serving families or
schools throughout the Bay
Area, the Oakland Zoo remains
a treasure for all of us. Thank
you for making this possible.
Steven Schwimmer
Charles H. Seaman
B. Reid Settlemier
Lora R. Tabor
Fong Wan
John Woolard
Photo credits: This page, Nancy Filippi (top), Cathy Keyes (bottom); Rick Camargo (top left), Jim Travis (bottom right)
A Message From the Director
A Message From the President
East Bay
Zoological Society
Foundation Board
Our Zoo is an example of community
engagement success: Investments in programs
and services are stretched in many ways.
Partnering with schools, especially those with
the greatest need throughout the Bay Area,
helps the Oakland Zoo extend our mission,
building environmental science programs that
are instrumental in rounding out the education of
today’s youth – youths who will go on to become
tomorrow’s stewards of our wildlife and parks.
Skip Rhodes
President
JoAnn Harley
Vice President
Stacey Barsema
Peter Bernhard
Kenneth R. Betts
The Zoo’s efforts to improve
facilities and enhance the
visitor experience have really
produced significant results.
Warren A. “Chip” Brown
Ginny L. Hair
Jason M. Knight
Greg Lassonde, CFRE
Cornell C. Maier
Jack McAboy
Robert L. Montgomery
Eleanor Moore
Gerald D. Overaa
Jon Q. Reynolds
A. Horton Shapiro
Phillip H. Tagami
Steven E. Kane, President, East Bay
Zoological Society Board of Trustees
James A. Vohs
Jim Wunderman
George A. Zimmer
How do we define community?
Joel J. Parrott, DVM
ex officio Executive
Director, Oakland Zoo
or the Oakland Zoo, the community we serve
covers a broad base of families, school
children, educators, and visitors coming from
throughout the Bay Area and Northern California.
Along with many other volunteers and members
from the South Bay and Peninsula, I travel many
miles on my trips to the Oakland Zoo. School buses
and carloads of visitors also arrive daily from the
North Bay and eastern regions. This is my Zoo and
your Zoo, and I applaud the terrific community
support and progress that’s been made possible by
your membership and contributions.
Steven E. Kane
ex officio President,
Oakland Zoo
Board of Directors
F
It’s an honor to represent the Oakland Zoo in
so many varied forums. Whether meeting with
community leaders from Alameda County, the
city of Oakland, or any number of other areas,
I always hear positive stories about visits
to the Zoo: it’s recognized as a community
jewel. The Zoo’s efforts to improve facilities
and enhance the visitor experience have really
produced significant results. To make this happen,
contributed funds and membership dollars are
combined with monies generated from operations
to ensure the quality of our community impact.
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We are developing expanded relationships with
our neighbors to provide greater enhancements
to Knowland Park. These activities will
demonstrate possibilities for protecting and
preserving our natural environment. The Zoo is
also actively pursuing conservation partnerships
locally and in the field areas of Africa, Malaysia,
and other global communities where we can
provide much needed assistance and expertise.
All this is made possible with community support:
the public funding we receive helps supplement
the Zoo’s basic operational needs. The numerous
private gifts and grants go even further, providing
for and protecting animals, and allowing us to
imagine a future for the Oakland Zoo where its
resources and reputation are transformed into one
of the best zoos in the country.
Lesser Flamingo
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Fully Funded Zoo Projects
California Trail Project Receives NEF (Nature Education Facilities) Funding
With the assistance of this grant, the Zoo will expand its
leadership role in urban-rim conservation and education
with the construction of the California Trail Project. This
expansion of the Zoo will feature once-native animals of
California: grizzly bear, wolf, black bear, mountain lion,
and bald eagle – all designed to tell the story of California’s
disappearing natural history. Through expanded and
enhanced education programming, and exceptional animal
and botanical exhibits and interpretives, the California Trail
Project will connect and inspire a new generation to care for
their California habitat.
The first phase of the California Trail Project, currently under
construction, features a fully-funded Veterinary Medical
Hospital. Phase-two, the California Trail experience –
featuring exhibits that underscore the delicate balance
among plants, animals, and humans, and the impact of
change on all three – is being designed to promote local
conservation and environmental stewardship. The California
Trail Project is expected to break ground in the fall of 2012.
Keep in touch for more details on this exciting expansion!
Oakland Zoo staff and community leaders
break ground on the new Veterinary Med
ical
Hospital. From l to r: Nate Miley, Alameda
County Board of Supervisors; Larry E. Reid
,
Oakland City Council; Steve E. Kane, Presi
dent, East Bay Zoological Society Board
of
Trustees, Rachel Wells, RVT; Dr. Karen Ema
nuelson, Director of Veterinary Services;
Maria Trenary, RVT; Dr. Joel Parrott, Exec
utive Director, Oakland Zoo
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Photo credits: Rick Camargo (this page); opposite page, Adam Fink (top), Oakland Zoo (bottom)
The Oakland Zoo’s California Trail Project was awarded a
seven million-dollar Nature Education Facilities program
grant from the California Office of Grants and Local Services.
The Zoo was one of just forty-four organizations selected
from a pool of more than 300 applications in a highly
competitive process.
A special cake to commemorate
a special occasion
New Arrivals
Oakland Zoo Welcomes Wallaroo Joeys and River Otter Pups
This past spring, Oakland Zoo celebrated the birth of two
wallaroo joeys. Newborn joeys are born blind, naked, and
the size of a kidney bean; they spend their first months after
birth developing inside their mother’s pouch; a joey will
typically not start coming and going from the safety of its
mother’s pouch until approximately ten months of age. Riders
of the Zoo’s Outback Express Adventure Train began to catch
glimpses of our joeys this past spring. These new arrivals
join the Oakland Zoo’s group of three male and seven female
wallaroos in the Wild Australia exhibit.
The Wayne and Gladys Valley Children’s Zoo also celebrated
new arrivals this year: The Zoo’s four-year-old female North
American River otter, Ginger, delivered her first litter in
February. Ginger’s two pups — a male named Ahanu and a
female named Tallulah — each weighed approximately 100
grams at birth, the size of a stick of butter. Zookeepers closely
monitored the pups’ progress and weight for several months
before they joined their mother’s exhibit in May.
North American River Otter Pups
Giving it All
Oakland Zoo Volunteers
Guests come to the Oakland Zoo to
see the animals. However, as they
walk between the various exhibits
they may run into a zookeeper, be
greeted by staff at the front gate
or in the café, and throughout
the day meet docents. What they
may not know, or may not realize,
is that many of the people that
they meet during their visit are
not employees, but volunteers.
The Zoo’s family of volunteers are
integral to the welfare of both staff
and animals.
also help behind the scenes with
Marketing, Group Services, and
Development. In Education they
help with ZooKids, teachers, and
more.
Volunteers assist with such projects
as silent auctions, Animal Fund
Boutique, research projects,
data entry, making name tags
for ZooCamps, and fundraising.
They give tours to children, senior
citizens, university and college
groups, special needs groups,
interns, and apprentices. Volunteers
also take photographs, and write
and edit the monthly docent SCOOP
newsletter. They prepare diets for
animals, construct bird nest boxes,
otter boxes, and a lot more.
When called upon to help,
volunteers are always creative,
Volunteer Erik Beckman
industrious, and willing to give of
their time and expertise. They are
highly educated and skilled, willing
to go out of their way to assist in
any way they can, and the Zoo draws from their experience,
Volunteers at the Oakland Zoo are the thread that helps
knowledge, and advice.
keep the Zoo together. They are woven into the Zoo’s very
fabric, and we thank them for their time and effort.
Zoo volunteers are docents, ambassadors, and teen wild
guides. They help in Animal Management, assist with
behavior observation, landscaping, and education. They
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Grace
Molly
Ginger
Milou
Nearly a year ago, the Oakland Zoo lost one of its two tigers,
Suma, to kidney failure. Zookeepers strongly felt Torako,
the remaining tiger, needed company. Colleen Kinzley,
Oakland Zoo’s Director of Animal Care, Conservation, and
Research began contacting zoos around the country about
tigers that needed a home. A call from the Gladys Porter Zoo
in Brownsville, Texas began a conversation that ended up
being more than just a discussion about transporting a tiger.
The Gladys Porter Zoo was faced with housing and feeding
eleven tigers, all of whom came from situations of neglect
and private ownership. In Texas and twenty-one other
states it’s legal for citizens to own big cats (as a result, there
are estimated to be more tigers in private ownership than
in the wild). Zoos such as the Gladys Porter Zoo receive
countless calls each year from the USDA to help with big cat
confiscations and rescues. The Oakland Zoo learned about
four sister tigers at the Gladys Porter Zoo named Molly, Milou,
Ginger, and Grace. The tigers were currently living in a night
house, and had not been outside for more than a year due to
overcrowding at the zoo. “We weren’t looking for four tigers,”
said Erica Calcagno,
Animal Keeper III,
“but when we
heard that the
tigers had never
been split apart
and that they
all got along
as one unit,
we decided
we couldn’t
separate the
sisters.”
In September 2011, four Oakland Zoo staff members traveled
to Brownsville, Texas to transport four tigers to Oakland.
The journey to bring the sisters to Oakland was careful,
complicated, and an act of compassion. Detailed planning and
donations from the Leonard X. Bosack and Bette M. Kruger
Charitable Foundation and FedEx, helped make this otherwise
costly animal transport an affordable reality. All hands were
on deck at the Gladys Porter Zoo to safely anesthetize each
tiger, move them to crates, and wake them up. After all tigers
were secured in their transport crates, they were acclimated
to their surroundings overnight and loaded onto a truck.
After a twelve-hour drive through Texas, the felines – treated
like precious cargo – were loaded onto a FedEx plane in Fort
Worth, Texas and flown to Oakland in style.
“We weren’t looking for four tigers,
but when we heard that the tigers had
never been split apart … we decided
we couldn’t separate the sisters.”
Arriving at sunrise in Oakland, unloading the tigers involved
a fork lift, a flatbed truck, and lots of patience. Oakland Zoo
staff spoke softly to each of the tigers while spraying goat’s
milk in their mouths to soothe them (the bustling FedEx
parking lot was quite a change from their Texas night house).
All said and done, the morning transport and unloading of
the sisters into their forever home at the Oakland Zoo took
about nine hours. Over a period of four weeks, the sisters
were slowly introduced to their new night house and exhibit
at Oakland Zoo, and in late October, Molly, Milou, Ginger,
and Grace made their grand appearance to the public.
The four tigers are playful six-year-olds who are settling in
well to their new home, but most importantly are receiving
excellent animal care from their keepers.
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Torako
Photo credits: Nancy Filippi, Erica Calcagno (this page); Opposite page: Amy Gotliffe (top) Oakland Zoo (bottom)
Four Tigers. Four Sisters. One Story.
Zoo’s Teen Wild Guides
Youth Leadership at Home
and Abroad
“Throughout my four years of being in
the Teen Wild Guide (TWG) program, not
once have I regretted making the decision
to take part in such a tremendous lifechanging experience. I don’t even know
where to begin explaining about how much
the TWG program has thoroughly changed
Teen Wild Guides in Rwanda
my life. I came to the program as a shy
seventh grader, intimidated by the older
participants almost to the point of refusing
to sign up. I mustered up my courage, however, and went
make contributions to partner programs at the Quarters for
for it. After meeting such friendly new people, working with
Conservation station. Not only do these activities directly
an excellent staff, and learning important life skills such
benefit the Zoo and its visitors, the teens gain personal
as public speaking and leadership, I knew that I had made
rewards as they learn, develop leadership skills, and become
the right decision. Now I look back to all the memorable
inspired for their future.
experiences that made me the person I am today”
– Hannah Horowitz, fourth year Teen Wild Guide
TWGs also take their enthusiasm and knowledge overseas.
In 2011, they visited conservation project partners in
Investing in youth is one of the smartest investments we can
Uganda and Rwanda. Over seventeen amazing days, teens
make as a society. At the Oakland Zoo,
trekked through local growth, searching for gorillas and
we take commitment to young adults
chimpanzees. They also planted trees, made sustainable
seriously, most poignantly through
fuel briquettes, and spent countless hours laughing and
our teen programs.
learning with local people. The kids came back changed –
and full of ideas about how to help the animals and people
For teens interested in zoology
they became so close to. The TWGs are now spreading
and conservation, the Oakland Zoo
the word, planning events, and helping their conservation
is a valuable resource in guiding
message stretch even farther. One thing is for sure: as
them towards a green and rewarding
they grow, change, and mature, these teens will take the
future. Since 2005, the TWG program
experiences they’ve had at the Oakland Zoo with them, and
has worked to inspire teens
into a brighter future for us all.
while providing them with
a meaningful volunteer
“The Teen Wild Guides program has been one of
experience. Teens like
the best experiences of my life! I have been in
Arianne Olarig can
the Oakland Zoo’s TWG program for almost a
be seen educating
year, and I have had so many opportunities
visitors throughout
and amazing experiences. Not only do I get to
the Zoo, assisting
learn about the animals at the Zoo, I get to
keepers in animal
interact with other teen volunteers, docents,
exhibits, guiding
and zookeepers. I am so grateful that I am
encounters with
part of this program; the community at
goats, sheep,
the Oakland Zoo is just the best. There are
and kittens in
constantly new opportunities to get more
the contact yard
involved, and I’m so excited for what’s to come!”
at the Wayne
– Sahaj Patel, second year Teen Wild Guide
and Gladys Valley
Children’s Zoo,
Teen Wild Guide Arianne Olarig
and helping visitors
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It was a year to raise the roof, enhance exhibits, and dig
a 13,765 square-foot hole for our new Veterinary Medical
Hospital. In the last year, we’ve provided indoor headroom for
a nineteen-foot giraffe, three climbing structures for four very
large cats, and added creative components for our sun bears
to explore. All these home improvements at the Oakland Zoo
remind us that at the end of the day, we all get to go home,
but for the animals we care for, the Zoo is their home.
Home improvements are an important part of the work
we do at the Oakland Zoo. Some of these – like the shade
structures installed in the camel exhibit and the walkabout
area for tortoises – are easily visible to visitors. However,
behind the scenes, construction projects like the expansion
of the elephant barn and other efforts to enhance the daily
lives of our animals are constantly under way.
Our largest undertaking in 2011 was the beginning of
construction of the Veterinary Medical Hospital. Surrounded
by Board members, staff, volunteers, docents, community
leaders, and a select group of animal ambassadors, Dr.
Joel Parrott, Oakland Zoo Executive Director, and Dr. Karen
Emanuelson, Director of Veterinary Services, broke ground
on the new 17,000 square-foot facility in July. “This is a longawaited event, and a huge leap forward for medical care of
animals at the Oakland Zoo,” said Dr. Emanuelson.
The new facility, incorporating green and sustainable
construction, will be a model Veterinary Medical Hospital
for best practices in animal care. The hospital is designed
to treat and accommodate a variety of animals and their
specific needs, from sun and humidity-loving reptiles, to tiny
birds, to cold-adapted grizzly bears. The facility will replace
the current veterinary clinic, allowing additional animals to
be treated in a dedicated space outside of their enclosures.
Scheduled to open in the fall of 2012, the Veterinary Medical
Hospital’s ample space and modern equipment will provide
appropriate care to Oakland Zoo’s current and expanding
collection.
Inside the Zoo, we initiated a “Raise the Roof” campaign
to build a new barn for our herd of eight reticulated giraffe
who have outgrown their older facility — built in the 1960s
— and are ready for a new home. The new barn is a keeperinspired 1,500 square-foot facility with twenty-foot ceilings,
skylights, heating, and catwalks where keepers will be able to
interact with giraffes. It’s specifically designed to keep calves
protected in the winter months, and enables giraffe keepers
to offer special geriatric care for older giraffe. Funds for this
$400,000 project were raised thanks to a grant challenge
by former Board of Trustees President Robin Reynolds,
and George Zimmer, a member of the Foundation Board,
along with funding from Measure WW through the East Bay
Regional Parks and numerous other donors.
New logs in the sun bears’ already roomy and natural exhibit
have added climbing and lounging space, providing natural
enhancement to their climbing structures. Special thanks to
Natural Balance Pet Food, Inc. and PETCO for their generosity in
making these improvements to the sun bear habitat possible.
The Oakland Zoo, through the generosity of donors and
sponsors, continued to expand and renovate animal exhibits
this year, deepening our commitment to the welfare of the
animals in our care and to their homes here at the Zoo.
the foundation,
Actual building of
ndition of the
and an artist’s re
y Medical
finished Veterinar
Hospital building
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Photo credits: Alten Construction (this page, left), Noll & Tam Architects (bottom); Opposite page: Rick Camargo (top, left), Lorraine Peters (far right)
Home Improvements
Births and Acquisitions
October 1, 2010 – September 30, 2011
BIRTHS
Reptiles
2 Chuckwallas
3 Lined leaf-tailed geckos
8 Spotted turtles
Birds
2 Red-bellied parrots
Mammals
2 Meerkats
2 River otters
2 Wallaroos
ACQUISITIONS
Alan and JoAnn Harley
A Lasting Commitment
JoAnn Harley, long-time Zoo Docent and member of the East Bay
Zoological Society Foundation Board, has been fond of animals for many
decades. It started with a visit to Africa with her father and brother when
she was a girl. This experience buttressed her appreciation for nature
conservation, reinforcing the importance of preserving native habitats.
Born in Oakland, JoAnn grew up in Piedmont, and majored in education.
JoAnn met her husband, Alan, in Lake Tahoe and they were married
during his medical internship in San Francisco during the Vietnam War.
Her commitment to volunteerism was launched when she trained first as
a docent at the San Francisco Zoo and then helped to create and launch
the Oakland Zoo’s Docent program, which she then ran for several years.
For nearly eight years JoAnn was equally involved as a volunteer with the
Oakland and San Francisco Zoos. At one point she was simultaneously
president of both Docent councils, and on the Board of Trustees of
Oakland Zoo as well.
JoAnn’s longtime commitment to Oakland Zoo has been a family affair;
her husband Alan and son are both active Zoo supporters. Recently she
and her husband joined the Dr. Joel Parrott Legacy Circle when they
included Oakland Zoo in their living trust. Fast forward many decades,
and it’s easy to see why the Harleys have included Oakland Zoo in their
estate plan.
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Invertebrates
2 Colonies of
honeypot ants
A wallaroo
and her joey
Reptiles and
Amphibians
1 Black-throated monitor
1 Black tree monitor
1 Blue-tongued skink
3 Chameleons
4 Chuckwallas
2 Colorado river toads
20 Panamanian golden frogs
8 Dyeing poison dart frogs
30 Green mantellas
3 Henkel’s leaftail geckos
1 Kingsnake
1 Round-nosed plated lizard
8 Splashback frogs
Birds
3 Egyptian geese
2 Superb starlings
Mammals
2 African hedgehogs
1 Ferret
1 Canine (Golden retriever)
3 Domestic felines
1 Squirrel monkey
4 Tigers
1 Warthog
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Event Highlights
While every visit to the Oakland Zoo provides an opportunity for great
family fun, it’s the excitement of the Zoo’s many special events that
provides something extra. There are events for students, families,
adults, and seniors: events that bring guests closer to animals, those
that are educational, those that help the environment, those that let
visitors relax and have fun, and events exclusively for Zoo members.
Earth Day
Feast for the Beasts Visitors had a rare opportunity to donate fresh
produce to the animals. The first 250 guests through the door received
a golden ticket to enter the elephant enclosure, before the hungry herd
came in to feed. It was a chance to spread produce throughout the
exhibit, and then watch as the pachyderms devoured watermelons,
grapes, apples, lettuce, tomatoes, and other fabulous fruits and
vegetables.
Earth Day The Oakland Zoo celebrated Earth Day with the theme,
“Adventures on Planet Earth.” Dozens of Bay Area environmental
organizations joined with the Oakland Zoo to offer hands-on, engaging
Earth stations. Fun activities included face painting, giant earth ball
games, and a KBLX dance party. The Clorox Wildlife Theater featured
animal encounters presentations, a wild show with Earthcapades:
Environmental Vaudeville.
Boo at the Zoo
ZooLights
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Celebrating Elephants An event all about pacaderms that allowed
guests to make an elephant enrichment box filled with goodies the
elephants would love. Guests had the opportunity to get a close peek
at the nine-thousand pound elephant, watch as the herd chomped on
their special treats, and were able to tour behind-the-scenes at the
Photo credits: Ben Margot/AP (this page, bottom),Oakland Zoo archives; Opposite page: Rick Camargo (top), Oakland Zoo archive (right)
This past year, the Oakland Zoo played host to some memorable events.
Here were some of our favorite happenings:
Enjoying Walk in the Wild: Frankie and
Skip Rhodes,
Audree V. Jones-Taylor, Bobbi and Paul Feyer
abend
elephant barn. Visitors could also visit a life-size
elephant research camp replica and conduct their
own research, using binoculars and data sheets.
Members-only Mornings Members had an
opportunity to wake up with the Zoo. From Memorial
Day to Labor Day, thousands of members could arrive
early and enjoy the Zoo before the general public.
Walk in the Wild Guests strolled the Oakland Zoo
and visited animal exhibits while they discovered
some of the Bay Area’s finest epicurean offerings,
enjoying delectable treats from nearly 100 local
bakeries, breweries, caterers, restaurants, and
wineries. Guests ended the evening on a sweet note
with samples from an array of desserts and danced
under the stars to the rhythm of Masterpiece, a Bay
Area group of musicians. More than 300 patrons
enjoyed the pre-party toasting in honor of the East
Bay Zoological Society’s 75th Anniversary.
Senior/Healthy Living Festival The Annual Healthy
Living Festival drew more than 2,000 seniors
from Oakland and throughout Alameda County.
The Healthy Living Festival – the largest health
and resource fair for seniors in Alameda County
– promotes healthy living and successful aging.
Additional activities included health screenings, Tai
Chi, nutrition and cooking demonstrations, Zumba,
line dancing, tips on senior services, a free lunch,
and a day pass to the Oakland Zoo.
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Feast for the Beas
ts
Boo at the Zoo Over a two-day span, 8,200 children and adults
participated in costume parades, scavenger hunts, palm oil-free treats,
and discovering pumpkins scattered throughout the Zoo in the animals’
Halloween-decorated exhibits.
ZooLights Every night throughout the month of December, the Oakland
Zoo was illuminated with hundreds of thousands of brightly-lit LED lights.
Families and friends from throughout the Bay Area gathered to turn on
their holiday spirit and watched as the Zoo’s meadow transformed into an
orchestrated light show with holiday music. Guests enjoyed a fantasy-land
of giant toy soldiers, over-sized candy canes, lollipops, and gingerbread
cookies, and a holiday train ride through brightly-lit archways that provided
riders with a beautiful panoramic view of the entire Bay Area.
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It’s an exciting time to be a zoo; it’s exciting to be a part of the evolution of zoos as they emerge
into true institutions for conservation action. The Oakland Zoo has long supported conservation
projects locally, regionally, and around the world. Today, the Zoo is positioned to increase its
financial support to wildlife conservation projects in the field through a new program, Quarters
for Conservation. Quarters for Conservation is a guest-driven investment
in worldwide conservation that begins with each visit to the Oakland Zoo,
engaging and educating visitors to action.
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Photo credits: Nicky Mora (this page); Opposite page: Oakland Zoo archive
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Donor Recognition
The East Bay Zoological Society would like to thank the following donors for their generous
contributions and participation during fiscal year 2011.
The following donors have made
gifts between October 1, 2010 and
September 30, 2011 to support
the ongoing needs of the Oakland
Zoo. These unrestricted gifts to
the Annual Fund and Walk in the
Wild are essential for the care of
the animals, community programs,
and park operations. Friends of the
Wild are individuals who contribute
$1,000 or more during the year to
the Annual Fund. Friends of the Wild
are noted below in bold.
Unrestricted Support
Ambassador: $25,000
and above
Estate of Gloria Goshkin
Gaile and Bill Russ
Director: $10,000 – $24,999
Anonymous
Bay Alarm Co.
Lawrence and Barbara Cahn
The Clorox Company Foundation
Joseph and Mary Hester
Lakeside Foundation
The Men’s Wearhouse
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Robin and Jake Reynolds
The Simons Foundation
Laura Baxter-Simons and Nat
Simons
Lorri and George Zimmer
Veterinarian: $5,000 – $9,999
Anonymous
Carrie and Kelly Barlow
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Bigge Crane and Rigging Co.
Brown & Brown Insurance Company
Chain Link Fence & Supply, Inc.
Steven and Karin Chase
The East Bay Community
Foundation
Merrill Lynch Bank of America
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Natural Balance Pet Food
PG&E Corporation Campaign for the
Community
Ann and Jon Reynolds
Barbara Roach
Marianne B. Robison
Amy and Reid Settlemier
Silicon Valley Community
Foundation
Carolyn and Fong Wan
Curator: $2,500 – $4,999
Alaska National Insurance Company
Anonymous
David Bayless and Allison Keith
Tom and Sharon Bjornson
BrightSource Energy, Inc.
Tom and Shelley Britanik
Drs. Heather Bryant and Doug
Jameson
California Capital & Investment
Group
Charitable Auto Resources Inc.
Claremont Behavioral Services
Barbara Snow Clark
Diane and Robert Coleman
Kathleen and Edward Deenihan
Sebastian and Tanja DiGrande
John and Ellen Drew
Alyssa and Jonathan Harris
Linda Hart Huber
Steve and Jackie Kane
Local Independent Charities of
America
Bill and Tracy Manheim
Mark and Holly McClure
McGuire & Hester Foundation
Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver &
Wilson
Reed Smith LLP
Frankie and Skip Rhodes
Safeway, Inc.
Horton and Betty Shapiro
Sitzmann, Morris & Lavis, Inc
Alva Svoboda
Lisa Tawfall
Top Grade Construction
Townsend Public Affairs, Inc.
Turner Construction Co.
UVAS Foundation
John Woolard and Sam Deaner
Zoologist: $1,000 – $2,499
A & B Foundation
Anonymous
William and Trudy Ausfahl
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Stacey and Dennis Barsema
Carla and Kenneth Betts
Daniel and Jacqueline Boggan
Christian and Corrina Bonomo
BOS Foundation
William L. Bradshaw, Jr.
Lewis E. Byrd
The Donald and Carole Chaiken
Foundation
Julie Chaiken
Chain Link Fence and Supply, Inc.
Ernest Chann
Charles Schwab Foundation
Mary and Philip Charvet
Patricia A. Condran
Susan Cox and Catharine Keyes
Shirley Crawford-Balch and
Sherman L. Balch
Melinda and Peter Darbee
Quinn Delaney and Wayne Jordan
Laura and Derek de Petra
Barbara Dittmann
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Deborah Finney and Joseph Conley
Four Corners Veterinary Hospital
Elaine and Peter Geffen
Sherie Gilmore-Cleveland
Glenview Woman’s Club
Deborah Gouailhardou and Julian
Allen
Reyla Graber
David and Penny Graham
Great American Insurance-Specialty
Human Services Div.
JoAnn and Alan Harley
Glen and Mary Hentges
Jody Hoffman
Jewish Community Endowment
Fund
Catharine Keyes and Susan Cox
Claire Kilpatrick and Eric Boyd
Marianne Laouri
Elfie Larkin
Megan and Jon Leuteneker
Lew Edwards Group
Leslie and Rory MacArthur
Wendy and Tim McAdam
David and Sharon McCosker
Alison McDonald and Sandra
Martyn
Robert L. McKeown
Joan and Robert Montgomery
Barbara and John Moore
Eleanor Moore
Morgan Stanley
Patrick Morrin and Janice Jagelski
Nicole and Douglas Murray
Noll & Tam Architects
Susan and David Ogden
Pacific Bay Electric
Rena and Thomas Paterson
Norman and Janet Pease
Harlan Penn and Peter Gordon
Petco Foundation
Peterson Sheetmetal, Inc.
Mark and Tracy Poff
Port of Oakland
Ramsay Family Foundation
Sheldon C. Ramsay
Susan Rasmussen and Eric Danner
Reliable Tree Experts
Cheryl and Vincent Resh
Susan and Robert Russell
Linda and Donald Sande
Bill and Joan Schaeffler
Steven and Taunya Schwimmer
Marlene and Brock Settlemier
Robert Sharp
Tom and Barbara Skelly
Mary Ann Smith
Nancy So and Keith Holloway
Sherri Stewart and Brian Bunger
Lora Tabor and Ron Johnson
J. Stephen Thornborrow
Photo credit: Oakland Zoo archive
We make every effort to include all of our donors. Please call the Development Office at (510) 632-9525, x154 to report any errors.
Walter Turner
Emma Lee and Gary Twitchell
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Program
James and Eileen Vohs
Mary A. Wade
Linda Lea Weber
Wells Fargo East Bay Commercial
Banking
Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP
Andrew and Billie Wiesenthal
William M. Eames
Four Corners Veterinary Hospital
Neil, Diane, and Brian Goodhue
Janet and Murray Gordon
Robert Gray
Scott Hartley
Hillbrook School
Charles and Pam Huggins
Shelly Huppert
Susan Ivey and Peter Bernhard
Jim and May Johnston
Sonjia and Gregory Redmond
Susan Rogers
Valerie and Tom Sheaff
Daniel and Laura Simpson
Kristie and Ronald Smith
Patricia and Robert Smith
Nicholas and Margherita Sorci
Sandy Spring, East Bay Sotheby’s
International Realty
Sherri Stewart-Bunger and Brian
Bunger
Brock Set tlemier, George Zim
mer, Jake Reynolds, Reid
Set tlemier
Environmentalist: $500 –
$999
Elizabeth Ainsworth
Aliquot & Associates, Inc.
Anonymous (3)
Jeffrey W. Baus
Albert and Pamela Bendich
Susan and Richard Bezman
Susan and John Black
Louise and Forrest Booth
Jean and Eric Braun
Karen and James Cauble
Karen Chapman and Sean King
Philip Chesnutt and Carol
Osterberg-Chesnutt
Jeanie and Dan Christopoulos
Michal Crawford-Zimring and
Franklin Zimring
Richard and Vicki Davis
Pasion and Gustavo Delgado
Elaine Deutsch
Wendy DeVetter
Carol Diamantine
Jie Diao and Lan Wu
Evelyn and John Dilsaver
Sandra and Dick Drew
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Jonelle King
Susan and Theodore Kirsch
Jill Kovacich
Darlene and Kenneth Lem
Barbara and Lew Lippard
Deanna and Richard Lyon
William and Anne Marchant
Jack and Carole McAboy
Laura and Scott McMillin
Judith Mears and Bart Lee
George Miers and Jennifer Kuenster
Robert Miller and Liz Nemeth
Beverly and Fredrick Morgan
Margo Murray
Janet Y. Nakao
Claire Nelson
The Oakland Athletics Community
Fund
Lisa and Kevin O’Dwyer
Sanae and Richard Pardoe
PETCO Marketing & Merchandising
Company
Trish and Brad Piatt
PLS Surveys, Inc.
Maria Pracher
Victor and Cynthia Prada
Kevin Tiemeyer
Mary Ellen and Bryant Tong
Christopher and Judith Traverso
Geoff and Secil Watson
Wells Fargo Community Support
Campaign
Merle L. Whitburn
Maryann Whitefield
Susan Wichmann
Robin and Peter Winokur
James and Shelia Young
Eugene Zahas and Wendy Howard
Dana and Rob Zuber
Friend: $100 – $499
Kevin and Hilary Altman
Kay and Benjamin Andersen
Paul and Hanako Andrews
Theresa and William Andrews
Anonymous (11)
Lindsey and Jesse Antin
Apex Refridgeration Corp.
Brina and David Ashleydale
Bethlehem Assefa and Biruk
Weldhana
Nancy Atkinson
Cassandra Austin
John W. Bacon
Martha Baker
Peter Baker
Patrick Baldwin
Suzanne Baldwin
Bank of America United Way
Campaign
Bank of the West
Clare Barr
James Bartha
Suzan Bateson
Alvin Baum
Karen and Stephen Beck
Brooke and Gordon Berg
Marcel and Ronald Berman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bertero
Cherie Bescript
Josephine and Jan Bjellqvist
David and Pamela Bluhm
Marcilie Smith Boyle and Colin
Boyle
Donald and Marianne Bradley
William Bradshaw
Brandon Bridgman
Lisa and Carl Brodsky
Spencer and Tracy Brog
Michael and Carolyn Bruck
Karen Buckheit
Bruce and Barbara Burkhalter
George and Barbara Butko
Francine Byrne and Charles Sarno
Jennifer and John Caldwell
Shelly Caldwell
Jean Callas and Glen Lombardi
Robert Campeau
Amy and Louis Chan
Caleb and Rebecca Cheung
Mike and Gay Chiappetta
Thomas Chiosso
Gail Churchill
Laverne Cislo
Dian Weatherford Claunch
Linda and Ed Clinton
Community Health Charities
Courtney Cooke
Paul Cortese
Marc Covert
Launa Craig
Tom Crawford
Linda Dahl
Carolyn and Michael Dal Ferro
Kathryn and Christopher Dann
Beth and Richard DeAtley
Dennis DeDomenico and Sandra
Brod
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Marlene Set tlemier, Nancy
Scott, Liz Sussman, Ann Rey
nolds
George Hottle
Elrita R. Houston
Cassady and Phillip Hudson
Ken and Joanne Hughes
Dorothy Hunter
Len Isaksen
iStar Financial Inc.
Beverly James
Melissa James and Robert Bodnar
Lashawn Jefferies
Michelle Jeffries
J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines
Thomas and Kathleen Jones
Cynthia Jow
Jeanne Yao Kaneko
Barbara Kaplan
Bonnie Katz and Nyla SakakuraClark
Diana Keller
Esther and Edward Keller
Devlin Kelly
Karin Kelly-Givens
Carol and Gary Kerbel
Candis and Bruce Kerns
Kiryle Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klinedinst
Helga and Gerhard Koch
Frank and Sharon Krhoun
Edelmira Lane
Tammy Langer
Greg Lassonde, CFRE
Judith Le Bris
Kenneth Lee
Sonya and Bill Lee
John Lemanski
John and Nancy Lenahan
Linda J. Lenches
Ruth L. Leth
Kelly Levy
Carol Lewis
Kayla Lewis
Stephen and Carla Lieske
Linden Street Brewery
Louise Linford
Judith Lockhart
Elliot Loh
Jillian Loh
Eva Lowe
Jason and Susan Loy
Eleanor Loynd and Lori Calio
Dixie Luebcke
Lia Lundgren
Pia and Mark Lytle
Jean Mangels
Roger and Joan Mann
Maya and Victor Maravilla
Lorna Padia Markus
Cory Martin and Tammy Brown
Diana and Jesse Martin
Carol and William Mathews
Kim Mathis
Michelle and Daniel Matlin
Cheryl Matthews
John and Valerie Matzger
Steve McDermott
David McMurry
Alice Mead
Margie Mendez
Mark and Jennifer Michael
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Zina Mirsky
Stephanie Mooers
Flo Moore
Ken and Kerry Moore
Nicky and Dave Mora
Marilyn and Mark Morris
Sharon and Michael Morris
Dawn Muller
Charles and Anne Murrin
Leon Natsues
Barbara and Vernon Neff
Ricky Nelson
Theresa Nelson and Bernard Smits
Carl and Christine Nichols
Vivian Nommjarv
Marisol Ochoa
Andrea Olsen and Saskia Lutje
Susan Opp and John Bonsignore
Dayna Orange
Maria Park
Laura and Raj Patel
Deryl and Jeff Patterson
Laurence and Alexis Pelosi
Alfred H. Pendleton
Stephanie and Steve Peterson
Susan D. and Stephen W. Phelps
Kelly Pire
Gloria Plummer
Barbara and John Polito
Donald Pomplun
Phyllis Pottish and Adam Lewis
David Pratt and Marilyn Bailey
Roger and Carol Price
Quadra Foundation
Evelyn A. Rackliffe
Photo credits: Adam Fink (this page); Opposite page, Oakland Zoo archive
John and Lisa Demarest
Scott and Nancy DeSelms
Michael and Lucile DeSoto
Leah and August Detlefsen
John DeVaney and Jaleh Doane
Randolph Diamond
Christopher and Mary Jane Dodds
Tomas Dominguez
Patrick Donovan and Anne Killea
Glenna Dowling
Sara DuBois
Stephen Duryea
Gudrun Dybdal and Jon Gresley
Ryan Eagan and Audrey Beaman
Electronic Arts OutrEAch Program
The Ely Family
Debra and Robert Field
Lauren Field
Nancy J. Filippi
Dorothy Finger
Lewis Finneburgh
Jennifer Fish
Clint and Leslie Fisher
Tina and Terrance Fleming
FM Global Foundation
Debra Fong
Teresa Ford
Renata Frey and Erich Stiger
Megan Frye
Maria Fung and Adam Fink
Bridget and Steve Galli
Judith and Jose Garcia
Lynn Gerard and Thor Anderson
Nancy Gerow
Carolyn Goldwater
Michael Gonsalves
Joanne and Herb Gordon
Mary and Herbert Graw
Arthur and Carolyn Green
Larry Gritz
Barry Grushkowitz
Harold Gusinde
Vicki Gutgesell
Lance and Katherine Gyorfi
Rocio and Michael Haas
Ian Hall
Earl and Bonnie Hamlin
Seborah Hansen
Danielle and Philip Hayes
Thomas Hayes
Shirley A. Heger
Marie-Anne Hogarth and
Michael Fogel
Mandana and Marc Homertgen
Elizabeth Hoople
David Hornung
Maureen Ramshaw
Pat and Gil Raposo
Matt Rasmussen
Esther and Gary Reitz
Vickie Renbarger
Resident’s Council
Brad and Tamara Rieser
Vivian and Roger Rittenhouse
Shayne and Jason Rivers
Julie and Bernard Rose
Galen and Paul Rothman
Jane and Wesley Rousser
Rowe
Kay and Liz Ruhland
Michelle A. Ryan
Matthew Ryley
Frank and Betty Saarni
Jean Saastamoinen
Trudy and Charles Salter
Linda Sanchez
Harry Santi
Gergana and Amy Schioldager
Eric Schmautz
Thomas Schmidt
Louisa Scott
Lauren Scriven
Karen and Ross Scroggs
Anne Searcy
Parveen Sethi
Lila Shadloo and Terry Griffith
Beryl and Ivor Silver
Kathryn and James Simms
Valerie Simon
Tom and Susan Smegal
Martita Smith and Susan Kirssin
Stacey Smith
Shahan and Camilla Soghikian
Eric Somers
Wendy Spander and David
Peterkofsky
Ann and Robert Spears
Dawn and Alexander Sprague
Lisa St. George
Janice and Ray Stephens
Bruce and Janet Stephenson
Anthony and Cheryl Steuer
John Stewart
Robert and Jayne Stolte
Kathleen and Clark Streeter
Warren Strudwick
Jessica Su
Elizabeth Susman
Cynthia and Bob Swarthout
Takako Takehara
J. Taylor
Ashley Terry
Anthony Thompson
Frederick Tiu
Leonard and Carolyn Tom
Alma Torres
Larry and Deveney Totten
Brian Toy
Marshall Trackman
David Traverso
United Way of the Bay Area
Melinda Van Roey and David Cohen
Joselita Villanueva
Vision Isle Digital Imaging
Erika Vogler
Bruce and Christina Wagg
Roy Watkins
Bruce and Patti Westphal
Join This List!
Want to help a child attend ZooCamp?
Interested in conser vation of African
wildlife? Do you wish to sponsor
classroom visit to the Oakland Zoo for
at-risk children? The Zoo has several
opportunities to address these and
other specific needs.
The Vickie Kay Memorial Scholarship
Fund for ZooCamp provides
scholarships for under-served
children to attend a session of
summer ZooCamp, providing a fun
and educational experience for boys
and girls in need. This year a total of
$4,651 in scholarships was granted,
www.oaklandzoo.org
Robin White
Sloan White
Leesa Whittlef
Carol Wiegel and Robert Gilman
Stephen and Nicole Will
Williams Brewing
Kathleen Williams and Jane Swift
Debra Wills and Mike Matrigali
Danya Winterman
Michele Wolf and Daniel Pleasant
Jane Wong
Stephen D. Wong and Laura
Truffaut
Donna Wright
Betsy York
The following donors have
made gifts to education
programs, special animal funds,
scholarships, and other restricted
funds between October 1, 2010
and September 30, 2011.
Restricted Support
Phillip and Marlene Amy
Animals’ Fund Boutique
Anonymous (2)
Dennis and Stacey Barsema
Foundation
The Bolton Family Foundation
Leonard X. Bosack and Bette M.
Kruger Charitable Foundation
CALFIRE
Chevron Corporation
making it possible for twenty-four
participants to attend a week of camp.
Our Zoo-to-Community Educational
Outreach Fund provides scholarships
for classes in the Oakland Unified
School district. Through visits
from our ZooMobile, our education
specialists provide fun and
informative programs to community
school s, including visits by our
special “animal ambassadors.”
The Elayne and Warren Lash Fund for
Staff Scholarships provides Oakland
Zoo staff with an opportunity for
continuing education and training.
The Vincent and Cheryl Resh African
John and Seena Clark
Jonah Cochran
Linda and Jay Cochran
Ann Marie and Gary Ditlefsen
Foundation
Linda and Anthony Kay
The Thomas J. Long Foundation
Madeline and Vern Marschke
Cheryl Matthews
Janet and Peter Miller
Tana Montgomery
Carmen J. Moore Charitable Trust
The Morgan Stanley Foundation
Sara Newell
Pet Food Express
T. Gary and Kathleen Rogers Family
Foundation
Sato Foundation
Foundation
Cynthia Slezak
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
University of Phoenix
University of Phoenix Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Wildlife Fund suppor ts Zoo initiatives
to conser ve African species.
Conser vation funds are also a way
to make a difference, both at the
Zoo and abroad. The Oakland Zoo
Conser vation Fund provides muchneeded suppor t for conser vation
efforts at the Zoo, including the
Arroyo Viejo Creek Restoration Project
and our Habitat Restoration Project,
which removes invasive species from
Knowland Park.
To contribute to a special donor fund,
or to establish a new fund, contact
Emma Lee Twitchell, Director of
Development at (510) 632-9525, x153.
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Support for
Capital Projects
California Project:
Alameda County Veterinary Medical
Association
All Creatures Veterinary Hospital
Nancy Anderson, DVM
Anonymous (2)
Karin Aune
Deborah Baldwin and Family
The Barlow Family of Lafayette
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Berkeley Dog & Cat Hospital
Louise and Forrest Booth
Warren and Mary Brown
Michael and Carolyn Bruck
Lori Bungarz and Tom Nootbaar
Chantal Burnett
Lewis E. Byrd
California Cultural and Historical
Endowment
Contra Costa Veterinary Medical
Association
Ernest Chann
John and Seena Clark
The Clorox Company
Jonah Cochran
Launa Craig
Beth and Richard DeAtley
Suzanne Decker
Ann Marie and Gary Ditlefsen
DMARLOU Foundation
Thelma Doelger Trust for Animals
Douglas Parking LLC
Elisa Dowd, DVM
Dr. Eleanor DuVivier Dunn
Foundation
Georgia Edlund
Elaine and Peter Geffen
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
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Maria and Jim Gonzalez
Neil, Diane and Brian Goodhue
Raymond and Barbara Greenwood
Gene and Elogeanne Grossman
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
Lori Hageman and John Dean
Dr. Robert A. Hagler (Mt. Diablo
Veterinary Medical Center)
HEDCO Foundation
Shirley A. Heger
Ephraim and Kira Heller
Heyday Books
Hillbrook School
Linda Hart Huber
Justin and Suzanne Hurd
Susan Ivey and Peter Bernhard
The Jewish Community Foundation
Ann L. Johnson
Marilyn Jumper
Linda and Anthony Kay
Carol and Gary Kerbel
Bonnie McPherson Killip
Greg and Angie Klein
Lake Merritt Breakfast Club Inc.
Lakeside Foundation
Elfie Larkin
Mari and David Lee
Sonya and Bill Lee
Suzanne and David Lee
Ruth L. Leth
Megan and Jon Leuteneker
Jackie Levin
Carol Lewis
Betty Lin and David Siopack
Louise Linford
The Joseph & Vera Long Foundation
The Thomas J. Long Foundation
Eva Lowe
Claire Lucas
Harold and Jean Mackenzie
Betty Mae and Jim Locke
William and Anne Marchant
Katie Marcussen
Alison McDonald and Sandra
Martyn
McCaulou’s, Inc.
Robert and Mary Ann McCleary
Joy B. McMullen Charitable
Foundation
Loretta McRae
Thomas Mein
Montclair Veterinary Hospital
Joan and Robert Montgomery
Dave Moore
Eleanor Moore
Carolyn and Terry Moreland
Morgan Stanley
Dick Nagle
Janet Y. Nakao
Kathy Neal
Claire Nelson
Oakland Rotary Endowment
James, Elizabeth, Bridget, Stasia
and Michael O’Neill
The Overaa Family
Drs. Joel Parrott and Laura Becker
PCG Foundation
Robert and Marlene Pearson
Susan and Gregory Raifman
Sonjia and Gregory Redmond
T. Gary and Kathleen Rogers Family
Foundation
Leona and Dan Rubinoff
Trudy and Charles Salter
Harry Santi
Charles and Marisa Seaman
Marlo A. Seligman
Amy and Reid Settlemier
Foundation
Loren and Sidney Simpson
Skyline Veterinary Hospital & Clinic
Cynthia Slezak
John G. Sperling
Thomas C. Thatcher
Travis M. Thayer, DVM
Mary Ellen and Bryant Tong
Monica Tyler
United Way of the Bay Area
Wayne and Gladys Valley
Foundation
ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P.
Valva Realty Company
Tracy and Michael Valva
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Program
James and Eileen Vohs
Mary A. Wade
Helene Walling
Carolyn and Fong Wan
Michael White and Sally Landis
Lanette Williams
Susan and Wade Williams
Brian and Deborah Wilson
John Woolard and Sam Deaner
Susan and Christopher Yahng
Giraffe Barn Fund:
Anonymous
Lewis E. Byrd
Lillian and Ross Cadenasso
Philip Chesnutt and Carol
Osterberg-Chesnutt
Diane and Robert Coleman
East Bay Regional Parks District
EBG Consulting
Linda Hart Huber
Susan and Theodore Kirsch
Cornell Maier
Judith Mears and Bart Lee
Robert L. McKeown
Beth and Aaron Needel
The Oakland Athletics Community
Fund
Margaret and Laurel Przybylski
Barbara Roach
Reuben Sandler
Marlene and Brock Settlemier
Foundation
S.K. Seymour, LLC
Carey and Frank Starn
Lora Tabor and Ron Johnson
Walter Turner
The following gifts were received
through the Zoo’s Tribute Program.
Gifts in Memorial:
Jesse E. Antin
In memory of Margaret Antin
Lindsey Antin
Photo credit: Adam Fink (Opposite page)
The following donors have made
gifts to current and future capital
projects, including the California
Project, Veterinary Medical
Hospital, Elephant Barn addition
and the Giraffe Barn fund.
Tamar and Judd Antin
George Armigo
In memory of Adele Jensen
Alvin Baum
In memory of Phylis Greenwood
David Cannon
In memory of Marjorie C. Meyer
Darlene M. Ceremello
In memory of Ron Ceremello
Ray Cronin
In memory of Suzanne L. Decker
Glenna Dowling
Harold Gusinde
In memory of William T. Ortman
Deanna Kittrell
In memory of Juli K. Snow
Alfonso Lamata
In memory of Pat Zajec
Amanda LaThanh
Carol Lewis
In memory of Suzanne L. Decker
Ron Marks
In memory of Dorothy L. Hale
Jean Meiers
In memory of Leona G. Soares
Ken Moore
In memory of Elynore
Vernon A. Neff
In memory of Adele Jensen
Sylvia J. Simon
In memory of Danny Lynch
Eric Somers
In memory of Phylis Greenwood
Ray Stephens
In memory of Carolyn W.
Goldwater
In honor of Ethan Johnston
Nancy Griffin
In honor of Sandy Olson
Charles Huggins
In honor of Dana Sack
Leeane Jensen
In honor of Danielle Cass
Jeff Johnston
In honor of Lynn R. Johnston
Christine W. Law
In honor of Kimberly H. Sims
Steven Oppenheimer
In honor of Patricia Silverman
Mr. and Mrs. Ramiro Prudencio
In honor of Xiomara Prudencio
Evelyn A. Rackliffe
In honor of Lisa Bumpass
Elias Rich
In honor of Kaia Donnell’s 3rd
Birthday
Steven and Jenny Rixford
In honor of Karen Rixford
Donna Sexton
In honor of Elana Sexton
Gail Siegel
In honor of Brenda Winston
Valerie Simon
In honor of Adam Simon
Deborah Strochlic
In honor of Oren Rose-Strochlic
Bob Swarthout
In honor of George Zimmer
Brenda Winston
In honor of Alexandra Holran
Richard Wyllie
In honor of Bob, Jane, Holden,
Sinclair, and Keaton Mackey
Aziz Zarehbin
In honor of the giraffes
Gifts in Honor:
Matching Gifts Companies:
Cameron Binder
In honor of Hannah Binder
Lynn Conley
In honor of Kristen Seuis
Courtney Cooke
In honor of Noah and Sophie
Brennan-Cooke
Jennifer Fish
In honor of Justin J. Hurd
Judith A. Garcia
In honor of Phillip Dunning
Jim Gorman
In honor of Ella Johnston
Jim Gorman
Adobe Systems, Inc. Matching Gifts
Bank of America Matching Gifts
BlackRock Matching Gift Program
Chevron Humankind Matching Gift
Program
Community Health Charities
Google Gift Matching Program
iStar Financial Inc.
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
PG&E Corporation Campaign for the
Community
Wells Fargo Community Support
Campaign
www.oaklandzoo.org
Carrie Barlow, Ca
rry Starn, Kelly Ba
rlow
We are pleased to recognize the
following contributors as members
of the Dr. Joel Parrott Legacy Circle,
created in 2010 to honor future
commitments to the Oakland Zoo.
Dr. Joel Parrott Legacy Circle:
Anonymous (3)
Philip and Mary Charvet
Patricia and Robert Duey
Nancy Filippi
Shirley A. Heger
Laura Henderson and Jason Silva
Carl H. and Patricia Evridge Hill
Linda Hart Huber
Marilyn Jumper
Bonnie McPherson Killip
Ruth L. Leth
Irma Mischler
Beth and Aaron Needel
Drs. Joel Parrott and Laura Becker
Cheryl and Vincent Resh
In-Kind Donations:
Abaxis
ABC Tree Farms
Cory Blasi
Louise H. Booth
Ellen Caldwell
Central Coast Waterproofing
Fido Management
Jeff Gates
Nancee Goldwater
JoAnn Harley
Michael Holm
Estate of Ester Johnson
MacCorkle Insurance
Eric Maul
Microsoft Corporation
Janet Y. Nakao
New United Motor Manufacturing
Potomac Waterworks
Pottery Barn, Stanford Shopping
Center
Jason Ryan
Joe M. Sabel
Safeway, Inc.
So Fine Event Design
Southwest Airlines
Suncrest Nursery
Sysco
Jenny Taylor
John Tunney
Norene B. Wiesen
Donor Funds are established for
special needs of the Oakland Zoo.
Please contact us if you would like
to contribute to a current fund or
establish a new fund.
Special Donor Funds:
Vickie Kay Memorial Scholarship
Fund for ZooCamp
The Elayne and Warren Lash Fund
for Staff Scholarships
Oakland Zoo Conservation Fund
The Vincent and Cheryl Resh
African Wildlife Fund
Zoo-to-Community Education
Outreach Fund
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Financial Overview for Fiscal Year 2011
Operating Support and Revenue
Government
Support
Operating and Program Expenses
Other Revenue and
Interest Income
Admissions
1%
Animal Care,
Education and
Conservation
14%
13%
33%
31%
7%
6%
4%
19%
17%
Events and
Scholarships
26%
Membership and
Annual Fund*
29%
Administration and
Marketing
Concessions
Park Operations
*Includes bequest
Admissions.................................................................. $4,049,100
Concessions................................................................ $3,260,474
Membership and Annual Fund....................................$2,100,242
Events and Sponsorships............................................. $466,776
Education Support and Revenue................................... $733,740
Government Support...................................................$1,540,933
Other Revenue and Interest Income.................................$74,328
Animal Care, Education and Conservation.....................$3,657,588
Park Operations.............................................................$3,400,809
Administration and Marketing........................................$2,162,369
Fundraising and Membership.............................................$857,311
Facilities, Maintenance and Supplies..............................$1,541,413
Unrestricted Expenses Prior to Depreciation................$11,619,491
Depreciation.................................................................. $1,872,736
Total Revenue............................................................$12,225,593
Total Expenses After Depreciation.............................. $13,492,227
Income Before Depreciation............................................. $606,102
Financial Highlights
• All funds generated by park operations and
contributions are used to the fullest extent to fulfill the
philanthropic mission of the Oakland Zoo.
• Twenty-one percent of the Zoo’s annual budget
comes from philanthropy, including memberships,
sponsorships and contributions.
• Support for education programs and community
participation increased sixteen percent.
• In addition to annual contributions, the Zoo received
the largest gifts ever for capital projects surpassing all
previous records. (2011 capital projects included the
California Trail, Veterinary Medical Hospital, California
Conservation and Education Center, Elephant Barn
Addition, and new and improved Giraffe Barn.)
• Eighty-seven percent of annual revenue is generated
by the Zoo, with the remaining thirteen percent of
government funding coming from the City of Oakland
and East Bay Regional Parks.
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Photo credits: Photo Oakland Zoo (next page)
Education
Support and
Revenue
Facilities,
Maintenance
and Supplies
Fundraising and
Membership
Reticulated Gira
ffe
www.oaklandzoo.org
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East Bay Zoological Society
9777 Golf Links Rd. | Oakland, CA 94605
It’s Your Zoo!
Come Visit Us At
www.oaklandzoo.org
Please remember Oakland Zoo in your will.
Photo credit: Oakland Zoo
African Elephant

Annual Report 2011

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