Arizona

Bert Castro is the President and CEO of the Arizona Zoological Society/Phoenix Zoo, a position he has held since February 2008. From 2001 to 2008, Mr. Castro was Executive Director and CEO of the Oklahoma City Zoological Park and Botanical Garden. He began his career as the Children’s Zoo Keeper at the Tulsa Zoo in 1985 and subsequently served as Assistant Curator at the Audubon Zoo (1993 to 1995), Curator of Birds and Mammals at Zoo Atlanta (1995 to 1997), and Living Collections Manager/General Curator at the San Antonio Zoo (1997 to 2001). Mr. Castro has been a Board Member of Zoo Conservation Outreach since 2003. He served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums from 2009 until 2011 and the Board of St. Gregory’s University from 2005 until 2008. Mr. Castro holds an Associate’s Degree in Natural Science from St. Gregory’s University, a B.S. in Zoology from Oklahoma State University, and an M.S. from Friends University. (Term expires December 6, 2016)