Rick Schuiteman
Executive Director
AJ Harper
Vice President of Operations
Michelle Smurl
Vice President of Animal Care & Conservation Education
Scott Berry
Vice President of Finance & Business Development
Amy Lazoff
Vice President of Mission Impact
Fort Wayne Zoo Board of Directors 2025
Board of Directors
Sarah Earls, President
Dominic Freiburger, Vice President
Tom Ackmann, Immediate Past President
Randy Brown
Don Cates, Treasurer
Katie Runkle
Jan Diaz
Tom Ellis (not pictured)
Chris Freiburger
Chris Gomez
Ashley Harman
Molly Jorgensen
Scott Karr (not pictured)
Bill Khorshid (not pictured)
Kyle Krish
Ashely Marcuccilli
Carly Maxwell
Paris McFarthing, Secretary
Heather Schimmele
Rachel Steinhofer (not pictured)
Nick Talarico (not pictured)
Ron Turpin (not pictured)
Greg Cooper (not pictured)
Jeremey Carnahan (not pictured)
Claire Trump (not pictured)
Director Emeritus
Kathleen Anderson (not pictured)
Chuck Surack (not pictured)
Andy Brooks (not pictured)
Mark Hagerman (not pictured)
James Johnston (not pictured)
Kristin Marcuccilli (not pictured)
Dan Nieter (not pictured)
Mike O’Hara (not pictured)
Cheryl Prater
Gary Probst
Linda Shroeder (not pictured)
Julianne Toenges
Fort Wayne Board of Park Commissioners Representative
Jenna Jauch (not pictured)