For more than four decades, the private, non-profit Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) has funded exhibits, plant and animal species conservation, capital projects, and education and community outreach programs at the Los Angeles Zoo, an international leader in the preservation of endangered species and a conservation center for the care and study of wildlife. There are currently over 72,500 GLAZA member households, the largest membership base of a cultural organization in Los Angeles, and it boasts a volunteer corps of over 700.
Mission Statement
The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association is a nonprofit corporation created to support the Los Angeles Zoo in its mission to nurture wildlife and enrich the human experience. GLAZA's primary responsibility is to seek and provide financial support for the Zoo’s programs and capital projects.
GLAZA President
Connie Morgan
GLAZA Administration
Eugenia Vasels, Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Jeb Bonner, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Patti Glover, Director of Special Events and Travel
Brenda Posada, Director of Publications
Gillian Efros, Director of Membership
GLAZA Foundation
Lani Hall Alpert
Larry Clemmensen
Betty White Ludden
Ann Moss
Margaret Rose Perenchio
Board of Trustees
Officers
Betty White Ludden, Co-Chair
Richard Lichtenstein, Co-Chair
Nick Franklin, Vice-Chair
Gary Kaplan, Vice-Chair
Robert N. Ruth, Vice-Chair
Lori Winters Samuels, Vice-Chair
Laura Z. Wasserman, Vice-Chair
Phyllis Kupferstein, Secretary
Dominic J. Ornato, Treasurer
Trustees
Raul A. Anaya |
Jonathan Jaffrey |
Elisabeth Hunt Price |
Trustees Emeritus
Willard Z. Carr Jr., Richard Corgel, Ed N. Harrison, Mrs. Max K. Jamison, Lloyd A. Levitin, Mrs. John F. Maher, William G. McGagh, Dickinson C. Ross, Shelby Kaplan Sloan, Thomas R. Tellefsen, Polly Turpin
