Zoo Staff
Evan Killeen
Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Wood
Chief Operating Officer
Erin Lenz
Director of Communications
402.475.6741 ext. 146 | elenz@lincolnzoo.org
Julia Chestnut
Director of Education
402.475.6741 ext. 137 | jchestnut@lincolnzoo.org
Mark Petracek
Director of Facilities
402.475.6741 ext. 121 | mpetracek@lincolnzoo.org
Jenney Miller
Director of Guest Experience
402.475.6741 ext 135 | jmiller@lincolnzoo.org
Isaac Fuenning
Director of Horticulture
402.475.6741 ext. 166 | ifuenning@lincolnzoo.org
Ruth Marcec-Greaves
General Curator
402.475.6741 ext. 172 | rmarcec-greaves@lincolnzoo.org
Sarah Jurgens
Animal Department Supervisor
sjurgens@lincolnzoo.org
Audrey Poehlman
Development Assistant
402.475.6741 ext. 131 | apoehlman@lincolnzoo.org
Amy Heusinkvelt
Education Coordinator
402.475.6741 ext. 149 | aheusinkvelt@lincolnzoo.org
Caitie Matthies
Events & Rentals Manager
402.475.6741 ext 133 | cmatthies@lincolnzoo.org
Tai Penn
Operations Manager
402.475.6741 ext 190 | tpenn@lincolnzoo.org
Steve Engel
Operations Manager, Food & Beverage
402.475.6741 ext. 132 | sengel@lincolnzoo.org
Robin Schurman
Operations Manager, Retail & Admissions
402.475.6741 ext 129 | rschurman@lincolnzoo.org
Sarah Bedell
Visual Designer
402.475.6741 ext. 126 | sbedell@lincolnzoo.org
Board of Directors
Jack Abel, Amy Anderson, Creighton Bassett, Jennifer Cintani, Matt Clare, Kristen Cline, Jessica Erstad, Joel Friesen, Jessica Greenwald, Angie Hoffschneider, Tim Hruza, Liz Koop, John Laflin, Katie LeBaron Haszard, Adam Letheby, Jeff Maul, Jack Minnick, Eric Mooss, Jason Muhleisen, Halley Ostergard Kruse, Denise Pearce, Vanessa Roof, Tamara Sloan, Michele Steckelberg, DeWayne Taylor, Diane Temme Stinton, Sean White, Aaron Wiegert, Chad Wiles, Ella Wirtz