Background
Berkovits, Annette Rochelle was born on September 13, 1943 in Kizyl-Kija, Kirgiz Republic, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Daughter of Nachman and Dora (Blaustein) Libeskind. came to the United States, 1959. Naturalized, 1964.
biologist educator association administrator
Berkovits, Annette Rochelle was born on September 13, 1943 in Kizyl-Kija, Kirgiz Republic, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Daughter of Nachman and Dora (Blaustein) Libeskind. came to the United States, 1959. Naturalized, 1964.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, City University of New York, 1965. Master of Science in Educational Administration and Supervision, Manhattan College, 1977.
Research assistant, Sloan Kettering Cancer Research Institute, New York City, 1965-1966;
science teacher, New York City Board Education, 1966-1972;
zoology instructor, New York Zoological Society, New York City, 1972-1975;
coordinator curricula and programs, New York Zoological Society, New York City, 1975-1977;
assistant curator of education, New York Zoological Society, New York City, 1978-1980;
associate curator education, New York Zoological Society, New York City, 1980-1982;
curator of education, New York Zoological Society, New York City, 1983-1988;
director education, New York Zoological Society, New York City, since 1988. Project director Wildlife Inquiry through Zoo Education program New York Zoological Society, since 1981. Director Animal Kingdom Zoo Camp, New York.Zool.
Society, since 1977; project director, principal investigator grants program National Science Foundation, since 1980. Panelist New York State Council on Arts, since 1986. Consultant, panelist National Science Foundation.
Chauncey Stillman chair in wildlife education Wildlife Conservation Society.
Chairperson Pan-American Congress on Conservation of Wildlife Through Education, Caracas, Venezuela, 1989-1991. Member national diffusion network advisory council United States Department Education, since 1991. Member chancellor's advisory council Arts Education and Task Force on Environmental Education, Board Education, New York City, since 1991.
Member technical and science committee European Environmental Studies. Fellow American Association Zoological Parks and Aquariums (professional), Consortium of Aquariums, Universities and Zoos (board directors), Wildlife Conservation Society (vice president education since 1993), New York City Museum Educators Roundtable (chairman 1982, national science board advisory panel since 2002). Member International Zoo Educators Association (president since 2000).
Married David Berkovits. Children: Jessica Dawn, Jeremy Haskell.