Leadership
Executive Leadership of Zoo Knoxville
Bill Street
President & CEO
Drew Rowan
Chief Operating Officer
Phil Colclough
Director of Animal Care, Conservation & Education
Shane Chester
Director of Operations
Jamie Schneider
Director of Marketing & Sales
Melinda Whicher
Director of Horticulture & Grounds
Mike Zieminick
Director of Guest Experience
2026 Board of Directors
Officers
- Russ Watkins, Chair
- Chelly Clayton, Immediate Past Chair
- Chris Kinney, Vice Chair
- Greg Ashley, Treasurer
Members
- Whitfield Bailey
- Brent Ball
- Lindsey Boyd
- Chris Caldwell
- Erin Gill
- Debbie Helsley
- Jay Hicks
- RJ Justice
- Ben Kowalski
- Kevin Kragenbrink
- Sandy Martin
- Dugan McLaughlin
- Dave Miller
- Paul Plummer
- Sharon Pryse
- Damon Rawls
- Rich Ray
- Rebecca Tolene
- Marianne Wanamaker
Honorary Members
- Bill Arant, In Memoriam
- Bill Baxter, In Memoriam
- Lee Congleton, In Memoriam
- Natalie Haslam, In Memoriam
- H. Pete Claussen
- Sam Furrow
- Greg Isaacs
- Eddie Mannis
- David Moon
- Patrick Roddy
- Gary Wade
- Tim Williams