Well Done to Senior Keeper, Kriss Pearson, who has been awarded the top honour in our reinstated Employee of the Month scheme. The bird keeper has been commended by the zoo’s management team after receiving great feedback from visitors about his knowledge and enthusiasm for our newest arrival, Zeus the Southern Cassowary. Birds Section Leader … Continue reading Congrats Kriss!
We’re saying Thank You to Senior Keeper Laura Robbins, who’s been named our Employee of the Month for providing surrogate care for our baby joey. Mum-of-three Laura stepped in to provide round-the-clock care for young wallaby, Barney, after his mum died while still nursing him in her pouch. Curator Richard Brown, who nominated Laura, said: … Continue reading Mum’s the word!
Keeper Laura Partridge has been praised for her loyalty to DZC as she’s named our latest Employee of the Month. Laura, has been a familiar face in our Customer Services team for many years, where she usually leads our Little Keeper for a Day experiences. For the last few years she’s also volunteered on our … Continue reading Loyal Laura!
Congratulations to Customer Services Team Member, Becky Perry, who’s been named our latest Employee of the Month. Becky, who has worked here for the last four years, has been helping office staff over recent weekends to answer phone calls and her friendly telephone manner in answering visitor queries has impressed the zoo’s management team. Marketing … Continue reading Brilliant Becky!
We’re sending congratulations to Conservation Officer, Chris Leeson, who has been named as our latest Employee of the Month! Zoo bosses presented Chris with a certificate and gift vouchers for his initiative in setting up the zoo’s Justgiving page to help us raise vital funds while we’re closed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the last … Continue reading Congrats to Chris!
There’s a gold star for Presenter Kate Barnes, who’s been named as our latest employee of the month! Kate’s only been in the education role for a few months having been a familiar face in our Customer Services team, but has already shot to the top of the class following great feedback from recent school … Continue reading Gold star for Kate!
We’re congratulating Trainee Keeper Claire Williams who’s been awarded our latest Employee of the Month prize. The ungulates keeper was awarded a certificate and gift vouchers after impressing our curators with her animal training skills, which recently aided the temporary move of our two red pandas. Assistant Curator Jay Haywood, said: “Claire’s has been working … Continue reading Congrats Claire!
A little bird’s told us Senior Keeper Kriss Pearson has been awarded our Employee of the Month! The bird keeper, who this month marks his 10th year working at DZC, was awarded a certificate and gift vouchers and commended by the management team for his work helping the Media and Marketing Department. Marketing Manager Andrea … Continue reading Congrats Kriss!
We’re sending congratulations to Bird Keeper Jess Jones, who’s top of the flock after being named employee of the month. Jess was awarded a certificate and gift vouchers after receiving fantastic feedback from a college group, who purposely phoned the zoo to praise her following their visit. Zoo Manager Matt Lewis said: “We received a … Continue reading Jess is top of the flock!
Senior Keeper Stacey Evans proved to be the flower of the flock when she was named our latest Employee of the Month. The Lower Primates keeper was nominated by Zoo Manager, Matt Lewis, for her help in the recent move of our bachelor gelada group to Riga Zoo in Latvia as part of an international … Continue reading Stacey’s the flower of the flock!
