BGuthrie Photos: DC -- FONZ Annual Meeting (2005)

DC -- FONZ Annual Meeting (2005):

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Description of Pictures: The 47th annual meeting of the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) featured a welcome by James Schroeder, the new executive director of FONZ. He introduced the newly-elected officers and board members, He was followed by a talk by Mark Handwerger, who was ending his presidency of FONZ with this event. And then John Berry, the new director of the Zoo was introduced. It was my first chance to meet Mr. Berry and I was impressed with his enthusiasm for the job as well as his tact in handling some of the questions.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. FONZAM_051014_042.JPG: The Executive Director of Friends of the National Zoo is James M. Schroeder. He assumed this role in March, 2005. He had previously served as the Deputy Executive Director of FONZ since late 1989. As Executive Director, Jim directs all operations of this multifaceted organization; his particular expertise is in the areas of budget and financial management and operations. A native of Evanston, Illinois, Jim graduated from Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a Bachelor of Arts degree with concentration in Economics. He earned a Master of Management degree in Public Administration, Finance, and Accounting from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. He is also a graduate of the National War College in Washington, D.C. Commissioned in the U.S. Army in 1963, Jim served for 26 years in a wide range of leadership, managerial, and staff assignments, commanding at levels from platoon leader to armor battalion. He also served in the Pentagon.
2. FONZAM_051014_079.JPG: The outgoing President of the Board of Directors is Mark R. Handwerger. This was his last official function as President and he showed a bit of emotion while he was thanking the staffs that had thanked him during his tenure. A native of Washington, D.C., he is founder and president of Bedrock Management Company, which develops and operates upscale billiard parlors, restaurants, and bars. Currently, Bedrock manages 12 locations, one each in Philadelphia, Gaithersburg, Nashville, and Austin; three in northern Virginia; and five in Washington, D.C. He's a baseball fanatic who was president and founder of Baseball Odysseys and Sports Management Associates. While at Swarthmore, Mr. Handwerger was an All-American shortstop, and went to work for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a marketing analyst while he was in business school.
3. FONZAM_051014_136.JPG: John Berry became Director of the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park on October 1. This was the first time I'd met him and I was very impressed! Previously, Berry was executive director of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, a Congressionally chartered nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of the nation's wildlife resources. Berry managed an annual operating budget of $9.5 million and a 75-member staff in six regional centers. Prior to joining the Wildlife Foundation, Berry, 46, served as assistant secretary for Policy, Management and Budget at the Interior Department for three years (1997-2001), a position that required Senate confirmation. From 1995 to 1997, he worked at the Smithsonian as director of government relations, helping secure federal funds for the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Air and Space Museum's Hazy Center. He was legislative director for Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) from 1985 to 1994. He succeeded Lucy Spelman, former director of the National Zoological Park, who resigned at the end of 2004.
4. FONZAM_051014_315.JPG: This is Robyn Kravit, the new President of the Board of Directors for FONZ. She would be taking over for Mark the week after this meeting.
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Featured Folk: Some of the people here can also be seen on other pages on this site.
- Berry, John (FONZ director) appears on:
  - 2013_DC_Zoofari_130516 DC -- FONZ Zoofari (2013)
  - 2010_DC_Zoofari_100520 DC -- FONZ Zoofari (2010)
  - 2010_DC_PSRW_Kickoff_100506 DC -- Mall -- Event: Public Service Recognition Week (Kick-Off)
  - 2009_DC_Pride_090709 Dept of Commerce -- Event: LGBT Pride Month presentation w/John Berry
  - 2009_DC_PrideP_090614 DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2009) -- stage performances
  - 2009_DC_FONZ_Viewing_090228 DC -- FONZ Viewing -- Gorilla baby
  - 2008_DC_FONZ_Talk_081115 DC -- FONZ Talk -- Brian Gratwicke (Mass frog extinction)
  - 2008_DC_FONZ_AM_081017 DC -- FONZ Annual Meeting (2008)
  - 2008_DC_FONZ_Tour_080823 DC -- FONZ Tour -- Asia Trails (elephant trail) construction
  - 2007_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_071117 DC -- FONZ Event -- Elephants: Kandula 6th birthday ceremony
  - ...More (List all 19 pages with this person)...
- Schroeder, Jim appears on:
  - 2012_DC_Zoofari_120517 DC -- FONZ Zoofari (2012)
  - 2007_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_070424 DC -- FONZ Event -- Pandas: Tai Shan staying 2 more years announcement
  - 2003_DC_FONZ_AM_031017 DC -- FONZ Annual Meeting (2003)
  - 2005_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_051119 DC -- FONZ Event -- Opening of Prairie Dog Land
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