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Our Team

Board of Trustees

President

Jane Dixon, CPA, President
Mount West Investments

1st Vice President 

James E. Lehman, President (ret.)
AAA East Central

2nd Vice President

Jennifer L. Bertetto, CEO
Trib Total Media, Inc.

Treasurer 

Thomas A. Kobus, Board Member
Dollar Bank

Secretary

Maris Dauer, AVP, Marketing Administration, Community Charitable Giving & Employee Communications
UPMC Health Plan

Headshot of a Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Steller's Sea Eagle taking a bath

Board Members

Timothy D. Adams, CPA, Board Member
HBK, CPAs and Consultants (ret.)

Karen Adkins, Vice President of Finance
Allegheny Conference on Community Development

Harold F. Balk, Esq., Chief Client Relationship Officer
Dentons Cohen & Grigsby P.C.

Bryan C. Brantley, Partner
McGuireWoods, LLP

Lori Calhoun, Chief Risk Officer
Dollar Bank

Richard Caruso, Independent Consultant
Financial & Interim Management Services

Anthony DeStefano, General Manager
535media

Patricia L. Dodge, Esq., United States Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Kaitlin Donahoe, Director, Partnership Sales
Pittsburgh Penguins

Michael J. Flinn, Esq., of Counsel
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney LLP (ret.)

Timothy Goetz, Managing Director
Cushman & Wakefield

John Graf, Owner, VP, Operations
Priory Hospitality Group

Michael Hart
Hussey Copper

Ricardo Maiz, President
Vitro Architectural Glass

Michael Mascaro, Executive Vice President
Mascaro Construction Company, LP

Quynh McGuire, VP, Investor Relations
Koppers

David Paulson, President and CEO
FHLBank Pittsburgh

Beverly Powell, Senior Vice President
AAA East Central

Robert Rodgers, CFP, CDFA, Director
Baird Private Wealth Management

Robert Rossi, Senior Writer
The Athletic

Narahari Sastry, Chief Financial Officer 
Georgetown University 

Kathleen Testoni, Community Leader

Brian Williams, Vice President & Controller
PPG Industries

Yarone S. Zober, Community Leader

Honorary Board Member

Christine Dombroski, Retail Advertising Manager
Trib Total Media


Blue-billed Curassow perched in the Wetlands
Flock of flamingos with wings outstretched in the Wetlands
Three African Penguins standing on a rock structure
Palm Cockatoo perched on a branch
Toco Toucan perched on a branch

Meet Our Team

Administration and Operations

Cheryl Tracy, Executive Director

Nicole Orlando, Executive Assistant

Randy Krakoff, CPA, CGMA, Chief Financial Officer

Connie George, Senior Director, Strategic Development

Tracey Palmieri, Senior Director of Human Resources & Organizational Development

Victoria Grace, Director of Guest Operations & Events

Megan Hinds, Director of Marketing & Communications

Laurie Nicholl, Director of Philanthropy

Animal Care

Kurt Hundgen, Senior Director of Animal Care & Conservation Programs

Cathy Schlott, Director of Animal Programs & Experiences

Jessica McAtee, Curator of Animal Husbandry & Wellness

Buildings and Grounds

Conor McGarvey, Senior Director, Site Operations & Development

Conservation and Field Research

Dr. Steven Latta, Director of Conservation & Field Research

Veterinary Hospital

Dr. Pilar Fish, DVM, Senior Director, Zoological Advancement & Avian Medicine

In The News

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Meet Wanda, a critically endangered Vietnam pheasant hatched at the National Aviary | CBS News

The National Aviary is introducing visitors to Wanda, a critically endangered Vietnam pheasant chick that hatched this spring.

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Guam kingfishers hatched at National Aviary among first released into wild in nearly 40 years | CBS News

Three Guam kingfishers that hatched at the National Aviary have been released on an island in the Pacific, marking the first time their species has been in the wild in nearly 40 years.

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Guam Sihek Released to the Wild | National Aviary

Nine Guam Kingfishers have been released to the wild on Palmyra Atoll, making them the first of their kind to reside in the wild since the 1980s.  

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Take an Enchanting Journey through Forests this fall at the National Aviary! | National Aviary

Explore the Aviary’s new fall seasonal theme, Forests Presented by Peoples; learn more about the creatures who inhabit these woodland areas during TWO new daily activities, and say “hello again!” to the adorable Eurasian Eagle-Owl making her Animal Ambassador debut!

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  Extinct in the Wild birds head to new home ahead of first wild release | National Aviary

Precious Guam Kingfishers arrived on the Pacific Island as part of a project to re-establish a wild population 

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