Edward McCormick Blair, Jr., Chicago Zoological Society trustee, of Chicago; William C. Kunkler III, Chicago Zoological Society deputy chair, of Chicago; and Cushman Andrews, Chicago Zoological Society life trustee, of Burr Ridge
By Megan McKinney
The Brookfield Zoo moved to the Four Seasons for the evening on October 3, when Chicago Zoological Society’s Board of Trustees and Women’s Board hosted its 20th annual Conservation Leadership Awards Dinner. During the evening, recipients were honored for their collective impact and commitment to conservation and animal welfare. The fundraiser, attended by approximately 250 guests, raised nearly $335,000, with proceeds benefitting the Society’s conservation, education, and animal programs at Brookfield Zoo.
Dr. Michael J. Adkesson, president and CEO of the Chicago Zoological Society and director of Brookfield Zoo with Toni Preckwinkle, president of Cook County Board and Forest Preserves of Cook County
The Christopher and Schueler families received the Chicago Zoological Society’s Corwith Hamill Lifetime Conservation Achievement Award. Doris Christopher accepted the award from last year’s recipient, William C. Kunkler III, Chicago Zoological Society deputy chair.
North Barrington resident Bob Sherman and Barbara Bradford, Chicago Zoological Society trustee and Women’s Board member, with Susanna and Chris Wickham
Barrington Hills residents Bryan and Josie Croll; Josie Croll is a Chicago Zoological Society Women’s Board member.
Breck Keller of Chicago; Molly Keller, Chicago Zoological Society trustee and co-chair of the Society’s Tropical Forests campaign, of Burlington, WI; and Jeff Keller of Burlington, WI
Molly Keller, Chicago Zoological Society trustee and co-chair of the Society’s Tropical Forests campaign, of Burlington, WI; Dr. Michael J. Adkesson, president and CEO of the Chicago Zoological Society and director of Brookfield Zoo; Michael Canning, Chicago Zoological Society trustee and co-chair of the Society’s Tropical Forests campaign, of Inverness
Dr. Jan Ramer, senior vice president of animal care and conservation at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and The Wilds, accepted the Chicago Zoological Society’s George B. Rabb Conservation Medal from Dr. Michael J. Adkesson, president and CEO of the Society and director of Brookfield Zoo
Danijela Neckrysh, Chicago Zoological Society Women’s Board member, of Chicago; Edith Bayran, Chicago Zoological Society Women’s Board member, of Chicago; Jennifer Bellini, Chicago Zoological Society’s Women’s Board president, of Barrington Hills; and Roxann Giovannini, Chicago Society Women’s Board member, of Park Ridge
Members of the Chicago Zoological Society Women’s Board Esther Bryan of Chicago, Barbara Bradford of North Barrington, Romana Malinowski of Hinsdale, and Stephanie Kangas of Chicago
Dr. Michael J. Adkesson, president and CEO of the Chicago Zoological Society and director of Brookfield Zoo, and Cherryl Thomas, board chair of the Chicago Zoological Society’s Board of Trustees, of Chicago with one of Brookfield Zoo’s animal ambassadors
Heidi Huizenga, Chicago Zoological Society trustee, with a prehensile-tailed porcupine, one of Brookfield Zoo’s animal ambassadors
Gabrielle Romano of Chicago and Benita Romano, Chicago Zoological Society trustee, of Hinsdale, with one of Brookfield Zoo’s animal ambassadors
Chicago residents Macray and April Poidomani, Chicago Zoological Society associates, with one of Brookfield Zoo’s animal ambassadors
Photo Credit: Jim Schulz/CZS-Brookfield Zoo
