About Us
Our Mission is to enrich our community through wildlife conservation and education.
We are committed to ensuring everyone feels welcome and valued by striving to create an environment that is as diverse as the wild spaces we are trying to protect.
Click to view our Strategic Plan and DEAI Initiatives.
CONTACT US
Topeka Zoo Main Office: 785-368-9180
Facility Rentals: 785-783-4264
635 SW Gage Blvd. | Topeka, KS 66606
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Executive Leadership
Christina Castellano
Chief Executive Officer
Fawn Moser
Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Shirley LLizo, VMD
Chief Veterinary Officer
Dennis Dinwiddie
Conservation Director
Cynthia McCarvel
Strategic Partnerships Director
Kay Reece
Finance Director
Wrylie Guffey
Animal Care Director
Hunter Mangel
Acting Education Director
Jason Wills
Acting Facilities Director
Team Leaders
Brea Schmidt
Media Manager
Jess Molitor
Guest Engagement Manager
Rick Knight
Horticulture and Grounds Manager
Jim Guinotte
Private Events Supervisor
Carley Gonzalez
Animal Curator
David Leathers
Seasonal Exhibits Manager
Melinda Field
Interim Private Events Manager
Joe Maloney
Animal Curator
Morgan Edgett
Private Events Assistant Manager
Shanna Simpson
Animal Curator
John Shamburg
Special Events Manager
CJ Swiger
Guest Engagement Assistant Supervisor
Board of Directors
Fred Patton, President
Tim Resner, Vice President
Shane Beavers, Treasurer
Jen LeClair, Secretary
Dina Cox, Exec Committee
Pat Colley, Exec Committee
Dan Chavez
Andrea Kaberline
Danielle Martin
Keith Griffin
Braxton Copley
Ben Hart
Michelle Hoferer
Deb Miller
Holly Cobb
Ken Scott
The Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center is a medium size zoo located in Topeka, Kansas. The Topeka Zoo houses over 300 animals in a wide variety of exhibits across 35 acres. It has a wide draw of guests due to its innovative onsite attractions, world class animal care, and its award-winning environmental education and science programs. It is the highest attended attraction in northeast Kansas outside of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, with over 250,000 guests per year. Recent additions to the Topeka Zoo include Camp Cowabunga – an African safari experience, the Kay McFarland Japanese Garden – already determined to be among the highest quality Japanese gardens on the north American continent, and Giraffe and Friends – an interdisciplinary multi-species exhibit that transports guests to the Serengeti Plain.
KULTURE CITY
We are a KultureCity Certified Sensory Inclusive Venue! What does this mean?
This means that the Topeka Zoo is proud to be a certified Kulture City Sensory Inclusive Venue and offer Sensory Inclusive Bags to borrow. To view our Story and learn more about being Sensory Inclusive visit here:
https://venue.kulturecity.org/venues/topeka-zoo-conservation-center
