Joan Embery

Career

The goodwill ambassador to the San Diego Zoo"s Zoological Society of San Diego for 32 years, she has hosted educational series "Animal Express", "Animals of Africa", and "Baby Panda and Challenge to Wildlife Specials for Public Broadcasting". Embery studied zoology and telecommunications at San Diego State University before earning a bachelor of arts degree in communication at Eastern Illinois University.

Achievements

• Embery was nominated and inducted into the San Diego County Women"s Hall of Fame in 2007 by Women"s Museum of California, Commission on the Status of Women, University of California, San Diego Women"s Center, and San Diego State University Women"s Studies.

Membership

A Trustee of the Morris Animal Foundation, a professional Fellow of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and a member of the Advisory Board of the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine"s Wildlife Health Center, she founded the American Association of Zoo Keepers.