Zoo to You - Wildlife Education with an ECOTUDE!

zoo to you wildlife on wheels and california ambassadors

Zoo to You brings education and adventure together to create an
unforgettable learning experience for children.

Phone: 805-391-0604 • toll-free (888) ECOTUDE
fax: 805-237-7778

OUR ANIMAL AMBASSADORS

All the animals at ZOO TO YOU are TRUE ambassadors.
They travel to schools to meet students and help us to teach about conservation.
They all have their own individual stories of how they came to be living
with us at ZOO TO YOU.
We are so lucky to share our lives with them and share them with others.

If you would like to help them, by contributing to their care or maybe send
them a toy please go to our donations page, and find out how you can help.

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	David Jackson CEO CONSERVATION AMBASSADORS When not out with the animals on the road and doing educational presentations David is busy keeping the business end together. This company was started from a dream of David and Anita. David keeps everyone on track, sticking to the original mission of Conservation Ambassadors. When things need to be built around the facility David gets the job done! David has a unique way with animals that shows in the deep bonds they have with him.
	Melanie Barton, Facility Manager/Educator WILDLIFE ON WHEELS We should have known when she was a lion trainer in a play in preschool, what career she would end up in. Melanie was a teacher working with special needs children when she decided she needed to include animals in her life. Two years later and a degree from Moorpark College, Melanie combined her two loves Kids and Animals. Her energy and great storytelling ability make every presentation an adventure.
	Angela Boelk Curator/Trainer ZOO TO YOU Graduating in 2004 from UW Platteville with a degree in Biology and Psychology, Angela had every intention of working with marine mammals from then on. Well as fate would have it, she is allergic to fish. So she stuck it out with the marine mammals for a while and then moved across the country a few times working at different CAI locations. She is a trainer (and coach) through and through and has very often been caught bridging staff for correctly bridging and reinforcing the animals! If she’s not at the zoo you can find her hanging out at a park or the beach with her husband and son.
	Katelyn Cottle Keeper While getting her animal science degree at Cal poly Katelyn started as an intern and quickly proved herself to be too valuable to let go at the end of her internship. She works her way through school already having her dream job! Now she gets to hang with the animals, make diets, and scoop poop…but she wouldn’t trade one minute of it! When not at school or the zoo, KC enjoys hanging with her friends and her beautiful horse.
	Amber Jarrah Keeper From as young as she can remember she's been passionate about having a hand in bettering the lives of animals. She went from having pets, to volunteering at a Human Society and Adoption Fairs, to working as a Veterinary Technician Assistant. It was then that she got accepted to the Exotic Animal Training and Management program, delving into exotic animals versus domestic. After graduating from the progam, she sought her dream job, and found it! As a member of the Zoo To You staff, the opportunites to work hands on with the animals never end. She enjoys both hanging out with the animals on the compound, and bringing the critters out to the public for them to enjoy!
	Jana Blacksmith Keeper Over a decade ago Jana’s first experience with Zoo to You was as an audience member at her elementary school right here on the Central Coast. Since then, her desire to work with animals has taken her all the way to Washington where she participated in an internship at a wildlife rehabilitation center. Most recently she graduated from Cal Poly with a degree in Animal Science and is now thrilled to be working with Zoo to You. When she’s not working Jana is out exploring the outdoors, hiking, rock climbing, and catching glimpses of bears and bobcats in the wild!
	Lee White Volunteer Extradordinaire Lee has been a volunteer for over 10 years and is a valuable asset to our daily facility management. We appreciate his dedication to our animals and staff!
	Jennifer Lafountain Supervisor of Birds of Prey Area at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg As a senior biology student at James Madison University Jennifer took an ornithology course as an elective with no real intention of making a career out of it. However, after a year of waking up before any college student should to search the forests of the Shenandoah Mountains for birds, she reconsidered! In 2008, she joined the ZootoYou team at the Birds of Prey area at Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg, VA. Being a local to the area, Jennifer has been coming to the park with her parents since she was a child. She can remember quite a few times being dragged away from the animal areas. Training and caring for the bald eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls is truly a dream job. More importantly she now gets to educate and excite children about animals just like she was.
	Angeline Scotten Trainer at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg Born and raised in Jupiter, Florida. She volunteered and was employed at the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary for about 10 years as a wildlife educator. In 2009, she graduated from the University of Tennessee with her bachelors of science degree in wildlife & fisheries science with a concentration in wildlife management, and her minor in forestry. While attending UT, she worked as an intern for research projects concerning warblers in the Cumberland Mountains and shrubland/grassland bird species in Arkansas and Missouri. She has been living in Gloucester, VA, since graduation. She worked for Zoo to You in Williamsburg, VA briefly last year and just began working with them again in June. Her hobbies include hunting and fishing with her fiancee, Jay, as well as gardening, birdwatching and horseback riding.
	Kevin Lockman Intern (Keeper wanna-be) From Chino Hills, a town in southern California and is currently a fourth year student attending Cal Poly. Kevin is obtaining a BS in Animal Science and upon graduation, and plans to attend veterinary school. In the future, Kevin hopes to open his own exotic animal veterinary hospital. Kevin’s interest for animals began at a young age; as he grew up watching Steve Irwin and Jeff Corwin. From that Kevin developed a strong passion for exotic animals. This eventually lead to his desire to become an exotic veterinarian. However animals are not my only interest. In my free time I also enjoy hiking, playing soccer and ultimate frisbee.

(A Non-Profit Conservation Education Organization)
P.O. Box 1998, Paso Robles, CA 93447 • Phone: (805) 238 - 9015
Toll-Free: 1 888 ECOTUDE • Fax: 805 237 7778
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We are fully insured and licensed by California and many other Fish and Game Depts.
U.S. Dept of Agriculture, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and other appropriate agencies.
Accredited by the American Association of Wildlife Educators.