Meet the Zoo Director - June - Dr. David M. Jones

Name: David M. Jones 

Actual title: Director

Name of your zoo or aquarium: North Carolina Zoological Park

URL for your facility: http://www.nczoo.org/

Number of species at your facility: 225

Your favorite critter at the facility: The African Antelopes

Total number of animals or fish at your facility: 1698

Number of visitors annually: 729,500

Number of employees: 356

Number of volunteers: 269

Annual budget:
Capital Expenditures for Infrastructure: $3,675,729
Capital Expenditures for New Construction: $382,274 

Degree(s):
Royal Veterinary College in London. Degrees in animal Physiology and Veterinary Science. A member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and a Fellow of the Institute of Biology (London). 

Experience prior to this position:
Previously CEO of the Zoological Society of London and has spent his entire career, approaching 40 years, in the wildlife and Zoo management field. He has worked in more than 50 countries, mainly in Africa and the Middle East. He has been on the Councils of both World Wildlife Fund U.S. and U.K., was a former Chairman of Fauna and Flora International and is currently Chairman of one of the world's largest international animal welfare organizations, the Brooke.

Favorite part of your job:
The enormous diversity of the work involved from day to day problem solving at the Zoo to involvement in international issues of Zoo management and animal welfare.
One dream wish for your facility:
Build the third "continent" Asia

Family:
Wife Janet (much involved in local volunteerism)
Three sons:
Mark (Bank website developer)
Simon (Ecotourism Business Advisor)
And Tom (NASA Scientist)

Pets at home:
Ceri, Border Collie

When you retire, you plan to:
Travel even more, get the garden sorted out and better organize my print and book collection