Watch to hear the perspectives of nine international zoo and aquarium leaders on the future of leadership. Listen in to hear how Denise Verret, Karen Fifield, Lee Ehmke, Clément Lanthier, Judy Mann-Lang, Maria Clara Dominguez, Dolf DeJong, Martín Zordan, and Sunny Nelson think leadership will and needs to change.
Lisa Marie Avendaño, Bronx Zoo’s Deputy Director shares her insights into what makes a great leader and her personal leadership journey.
Sprina Liu, Senior Curator of Birds and Ectotherms at the Dallas Zoo, embodies the honest and empathetic leadership skills that our profession is coming to recognize as crucial to our future success.
Dr. Mandi Schook, Science Operations Director at Disney’s Animals, Science and Environment, shares her perspectives on creating a sense of inspiration and connection to mission for all team members.
Last month, we brought together a panel of experts from mission-driven organizations in one of our Community Conversation webinars to explore how to cross departmental divides. Here’s how Rosalío Rubio, Marcus Harshaw, and Jennie Janssen are working to building bridges across their organizations.
Shannon Farmer, an emerging leader at the Pollinator Partnership, shares her perspectives on leadership qualities, strategies to enhance diversity, industry change, mentorship, and more.
As an emerging leader, Dean Watanabe of the San Diego Zoo shares his perspectives on leadership, change, trends, inspiration, and more.
Take five minutes to reset and refocus with these videos by Clinical Psychologist Rachel Barbanel-Fried, Psy.D. explaining self care strategies for you and your team.
The Washington Post reported recently that corporate commitments to DEAI initiatives have been in decline and DEAI roles have been disappearing. How do we sustain momentum and articulate a destination?
What qualities should we look for in leaders of the future? Takeaways from our Community Conversations discussion.
Meet Chris Conner: Z&A leader, PhD candidate, and one of Canopy’s sponsored participants in the 2025 Advancing Minority Leadership in Aquariums & Zoos Program.
Canopy is proud to be sponsoring the Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ 2025 Ted A. Beattie Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) and supporting the advancement of leaders in our field. We connected with current and former program participants to hear about their leadership journeys, including what drives them as leaders, the most valuable lessons they’ve learned, and what they envision for the future of the Z&A field.
Canopy’s mid-year retrospective: What themes, trends, and talent gaps are we seeing in executive search and leadership?
As Pride Month comes to a close, I must admit that here at Canopy, we have struggled to find the right words this month. Given all that’s been happening, our team — like many of you — has been caught up in a real sense of gloom and worry about our current state of...
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