CONTACT

Zoo Staff

  • William R. Konstant
    Executive Director/CEO
  • Karen Penna
    Administrative Assistant
  • Frank Capperilla
    Head of Zoo Security
  • Development Department
  • Heather M. Bendit
    Director of Development
  • Jennifer Adams
    Development Coordinator

  • Finance Department
  • Fred Root
    Director of Finance
  • Linda Southwick
    Finance Clerk
  • Education Department
  • Laurie Smith Wood
    Director of Education
  • Maggie Liguori
    Educator
  • Cindy Geiger-Jenkins
    Volunteer Coordinator

  • Guest Services
  • Kimberly Penna
    Director of Guest Services and Memberships
  • Sean Mellon
    Guest Services Lead
  • Danielle Leach
    Birthday Coordinator
  • Grounds and Maintenance
  • David Wilson
    Maintenance and Grounds Lead
  • Kevin Davenport
    Maintenance and Grounds Lead
  • Lainey Howse
    Maintenance and Grounds
  • Gregg Toulson
    Maintenance and Grounds
  • Kip Bronson
    Maintenance and Grounds

  • Zoo Keepers
  • David Wood
    General Curator
  • Dan Valiant
    Lead Keeper
  • Phil Coleman
    Lead Keeper
  • Dara Leinenbach
    Animal Keeper/Vet Tech
  • Cheryl Vogel
    Animal Keeper
  • Rachel Killeen
    Animal Keeper
  • Jessica Baldwin
    Animal Keeper
  • Kim Schmidt
    Animal Keeper
  • Cierra Allen
    Animal Keeper

  • Board of Directors
  • President: Thomas A. Gailey, Jr.
    GaileyMurray Communications
  • Vice President: Guy A. DeNardo, D.V.M.
    Mobile Veterinary Services
  • Secretary: Carolyn Cafiero
    AutoHaven.com
  • Treasurer: John A. O'Toole, CPA
    Larson Allen Weishair & Co.
  • Executive Director/CEO: William R. Konstant
    Elmwood Park Zoo
  • Elizabeth B. Cairns
  • Joanna R. Cruz, Esq.
    Kerns, Pearlstine, Onorato & Hladik
  • Dan David
    GEO Investing llc
  • Paul R. Decker
    Valley Forge Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • William Fretz
    Keystone Equities Group
  • Cherifa N. Howarth
    Vice President of G&C Waste
  • Donald L. Kimmel, CPA
  • Jeffrey M. Lindy, Esq.
  • John Maxwell, D.V.M.
  • Teresa J. Molinaro
    Elmwood Park Zoo Docent
  • Marilyn Tinari, PhD
    Head of Springside Middle School
  • Alexi Vandenberg
rent the zoo