WCS Trustees & Senior Management
Board of Trustees
“The world’s biodiversity is facing threats from all angles. Wilderness areas are vanishing and fauna and flora species are facing extinction like never before. The team at WCS is relentless in its efforts in this urgent fight to preserve nature for wildlife and humanity. I am honored to have been elected by the WCS trustees as Chair.”
Alejandro Santo Domingo, Chair
Board Officers
Elected Trustees
Ex Officio Trustees
WCS Council
The WCS Council brings together a core of WCS supporters to help advance our mission and provide leadership support as we expand our programs and initiatives.
Robert G. "Robb" Menzi
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
James J. Breheny
Executive Vice President & General Director, Zoos and Aquarium, and Jonathan Little Cohen Director of the Bronx Zoo
John F. Calvelli
Executive Vice President for Public Affairs
Joseph Walston
Executive Vice President for Global Conservation
Mary A. Dixon
Senior Vice President for Communications
Christopher J. McKenzie, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Deputy Secretary
Laura Stolzenthaler
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
A more complete listing of WCS's worldwide leadership is contained in WCS's Annual Report.
As of April 2025
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