Utica Zoo Team

Meet the Utica Zoo team! We employee over 40 people from the Greater Utica area. We are dedicated to top-level animal care, creating unique experienced for our visitors, and fostering an appreciation for wildlife through education, conservation, and recreation.

Board of Trustees

Board President: Heather Sweet
Vice President: Kevin Conway
Secretary: Drew Ward, Esq.
Treasurer: Dan Brockway
Board Members:  Solace Hummel, Lanae Klingensmith, Adam McLain, PhD; Gregory Rogers, Ben Saltzman, and Jack Spaeth
Board Emeritus: James Viggiano, Don Reese

Staff

Executive Director: Andria Heath ext. 41 E-mail
Executive Assistant: Michele Maiorano ext. 42 michele.maiorano@uticazoo.org
Deputy Director of Grounds and Project Management: Gary Mundschenk E-mail
Director of Administrative Operations: Kyla Jacobs ext. 44 E-mail
Finance:  E-Mail
Events: E-Mail
Communications Manager: Marley Hawthorne ext.38 E-Mail
Visitor Experience: Austin Airmont, Mary Bartlett, Rowan Edic, Elvedin Fejzic, McKenzie Jacobs,  Alyssa Kloster,  Faith Wilk
Education and Conservation Manager: Victoria Carrillo ext. 36 E-Mail
Education Specialists: Ryan Chickering, Justin Horender, and Justice Winslow 
Veterinarian: Dr. Jennifer Kotwica 
General Curator: Jackie Gregory ext. 31 E-Mail
Assistant General Curator: Melanie Entelisano E-Mail & Cari Camizzi E-Mail
Animal and Horticulture Manager: Mike Bates E-mail
Veterinary Programs and Records Manager: Nicole Blance E-Mail
Animal Care Intern Manager: Mackenzie Landman ext. 40 E-Mail
Keeper Staff: Kristina Davis, Leanne Higby, Jennifer LaCario-Kempisty, Katelyn Chatterton, Kyra Fleharty, Isabelle Haahr, Anna Mueller, Robert Rose, Oliver Sycip, Nebraska-Lynn White and Kelsey Zimmerman
Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds: Tony Farouche ext. 39 E-mail
Buildings and Grounds: Matt Coria, Mikhail Naryvonchyk, and Dan Williams
Environmental Services: Angel Guzman, Jacob Simmons

2022 © All rights reserved

The Utica Zoo

Open 363 Days Each Year from 10am to 4:30pm

Closed Thanksgiving & Christmas

Facebook-f Instagram Youtube

Subscribe to our newsletter

Don't miss our updates!

Admission Rates

  • Children 1 & Under FREE
  • Child 2 to 12 $8.00
  • Adult 13 to 61 $11.00
  • Senior 62+. Military, College w/ID $10.00

*for groups of 10 or more, ask our ticket window about our discounted “group rate”*

Click Here to Buy a Membership

The Utica Zoo will be closing at 1 pm on Saturday, AUGUST 16
for a private event