SHAPE-Africa
The Shape of Enrichment Inc.
LORY PARK ZOO WORKSHOP 21 - 23 October 2013
Biographies
VALERIE J. HARE
The Shape of Enrichment. Inc., USA
With Karen Worley, Valerie Hare Co-founded. The Shape of Enrichment, Inc. in 1991 and has been a principal ever since. She IS currently the Chief Financial Officer and Workshop Coordinator. The two projects that keep her busiest are Shape’s website (
www.ennchment.org) and Enrichment Workshops. Since 2000, Valerie has instructed numerous Enrichment Workshops in Brazil. Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, Hungary. Indonesia, Ireland. Philippines, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Uganda. United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam. Valerie has worked as a Research Animal Care Supervisor (Massachusetts General Hospital), Zoo Keeper (San Diego Wild Animal Park). Behavioural Research Technician (San Diego Zoo), and Enrichment Consultant. Valerie serves on the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment Committee (since 1997) and Bear Care Group Board of Directors (since 2007). Valerie holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology (Zoology emphasis) from San Diego State University and an Associate Degree as a Veterinary Technician from State University of New York-Delhi.
ROBERT J. YOUNG University of Salford. Manchester, UK
Robert Young is a wildlife biologist who splits his time between field studies in Brazil and working with zoo-¬housed animals around the world. He finds that information obtained from these two contrasting environments are highly complementary. In particular, he is interested in the well-being of both captive and free-living wildlife. Presently, he is Professor of Wildlife Conservation at the University of Salford Manchester in the UK, and is the author of more than 80 scientific papers and of the book "Environmental enrichment for captive animals".
MARK KINGSTON JONES Aspinall Foundation, Kent, UK
Mark Kingston Jones has been involved in the animal welfare field since 2004. He currently works at Howletts and Port lympne Wild Animal Parks, Kent, as 'Head of Education and Research', organizing workshops, talks and conferences, as well as working with keepers to design and implement enrichment ideas. In addition to running 14 Student Environmental Enrichment Courses, he is a SHAPE instructor, having been involved in SHAPE workshops, in the UK, Romania and Indonesia, and is the SHAPE-UK & Ireland Events Coordinator. As well as being an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent and external advisor for the PASA captive Care Group, he has been an author on 11 papers and presented 17 talks on topics relating to animal welfare at conferences, both nationally and internationally.
ROBYNN INGLE-MÖLLER
National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria. South Africa
Robynn Ingle-Moller fell into her career as a volunteer in 1996 at the Johannesburg Zoo (South Africa). She started as a tour guide and over time started asking questions about zoo based animal behaviour. It was there that enrichment was introduced to her, and since then she has dedicated her life to serve the animals and the keepers that care for animals in their care. In 1997 the position of Environmental Enrichment Officer was created at Jhb Zoo for her where the position of Environmental Enrichment Officer still stands. Robynn. however now resides and started the second position of Environmental Enrichment Coordinator at the National ZOOlogi~1 Gardens of South Africa in 2001, where she currently holds the position of Public Engagement Coordinator (which includes; enrichment, shows, demonstrations, student support and staff development). She -is a founder of the Animal Keepers Association of Africa (2005) and current committee member and stared SHAPE-Africa with Valerie Hare in (2006). She sits on the board of the International Congress of Zookeepers (ICZ) and is assisting PAAZAB with the Animal Care Personal module for Environmental Enrichment as an accredited course for zoo keepers.
