Rochelle Willison

Provided daily care for a wide variety of animals (primates, carnivores, marsupials and hoofstock) including health care, paperwork and public interactions

Daily use of operant conditioning, including first time non-sedation blood draws for tigers and tapirs

Daily insulin injections for diabetic primates

Creating and executing enriched experiences

Transport of animals to other facilities and subsequent media coverage

Media training

Daily keeper talks and behind the scenes tours

Continued improvements of habitat areas

Ability to work closely with volunteers

Assisting in care of several non-parent reared primate infants

Night observations of nocturnal species

Overnights at hospital to aid in care of sick animals

Trained on Africa Rocks string- responsibe for the daily care of a variety of bird species and included diet prep, maintained habitats, assisted in egg monitoring, records, hatches, fledglings and banding

Responsible for the daily care of large variety of mammals (mostly hoofstock and a few carnivores)

Received certificate of completion for research class offered on zoo grounds

Assisted in research data collection for okapi study

Overnight care of sick animals and for research data collection

AAZK president

• Replenished sales floor merchandise and organized shelves, racks, and bins for optimal appearance.
• Answered questions and addressed customer concerns.
• Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.

Responsible for the daily care of a variety of birds, prepare diets, maintain habitats, monitor reproduction and maintain paperwork

Prepared bulk bird diets for the bird department and APC, ordered items as needed, maintained kitchen area and helped keepers when needed.