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The Houston Zoo announced its new president and CEO, who was also the first woman to help lead a California zoo and safari park prior to the new role. Lisa Peterson, the former senior vice president ...
Lisa Peterson, who has led San Diego Zoo Safari Park since 2017, is leaving to take the president/CEO job at the Houston Zoo ...
Lisa Peterson will take over as the organization’s president and CEO, effective June 2, the Houston Zoo announced April 2.
The evening of March 26, 1987 would have been like any other night in Newtown, except for a relentless barking dog in the Whippoorwill Hill Road area. The dog belonged to Regina Brown, a flight ...
Lisa Peterson has been appointed as the new president and CEO of the Houston Zoo, starting June 2, 2025, succeeding Lee Ehmke who will be retiring after a nine-year tenure.