Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA)
Founded in 1963, the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) is a nonprofit organization whose primary role is to seek and provide financial support for animal welfare, animal species conservation, capital projects, Learning & Engagement, community outreach programs, and marketing at the Los Angeles Zoo, and GLAZA’s operations. GLAZA’s additional functions include membership sales and relationship management, special events, site rentals, customer service, publications, and volunteer training and management. There are currently over 44,000 GLAZA member households and a volunteer corps of over 700.
Mission
Saving Wildlife.
Enriching Our Communities.
Creating Connections to Nature.
Vision
Creating a just and sustainable world where people and wildlife thrive, together.
Our Role
As the Zoo’s nonprofit advocate and partner, GLAZA commits to provide financial and mission support to the Zoo and its programs; raise public awareness about the Zoo; enhance the visitor experience; and steward the investments of visitors, members, and donors.
GLAZA President
Dawn Petersen-Amend, Interim President
GLAZA Administration
Janet Dial, Vice President Institutional Advancement
Sara Rodriguez, Vice President, Operations and Events
Lisa Correa, Director of Membership
Kirin Daugharty, Director of Volunteer Programs
Board of Trustees
Officers
Erika Aronson Stern, Chair
Robert J. Ellis, Vice Chair
Matt Wilson, Treasurer
Phyllis Kupferstein, Secretary
Other Trustees
Courtney Appell
Michael Armstrong
Alma Banuelos
Brian Diamond
Shainaz Donnelly Burg
Alfred Fraijo, Jr.
Gregory D. Fuss
Esther S.M. Chao
Vivian Chow
Malissia Clinton
Marlyn Day
Wendy Denham, M.D.
Robert J. Ellis
Justin Enbody
Sam Enoch
Heather Evans
Cassidy Horn
Randy Hua
Tyler K. Kelley
Anthony L. Kitchener
Richard Lichtenstein
Alan G. Lowy
Patricia Liu McKenna
Steve O’Connell
Elisabeth Hunt Price
Marc L. Sallus
Patricia Silver
Slash
Jay Sonbolian
Madeline Taft
Franco Terango
Ellia M. Thompson, Esq
Laura Wasserman
Jennifer Thornton Wieland
Matthew Wilson
Grant Withers
Honorary Trustees
Rich Corgel
Diann Kim
Lori Samuels
Mary Urquhart
Betty White
Trustees Emeriti
Lloyd A. Levitin, Mrs. John F. Maher, Thomas R. Tellefsen, Polly Turpin
Ambassadors
Dr. Evan Antin
Lance Bass
LouAnne Brickhouse, Conservation Ambassador
Jackie Chan
Julie Chang
Leila George
Carolyn Hennesy
Charley Koontz
Lisa Ling
Joel McHale
Ruben Rojas