Erin Katzner, Education & Outreach Director, World Parrot Trust, West Virginia, USA
I attended my first IAATE conference in 2002 and have been on the Board of Directors since 2014. As a board member I have served as the Conservation Committee Chair, President-Elect, President, Past President, and Secretary. I currently serve as CFO and am on the Conservation, Professional Development, and Website Committees. My first paid position working with birds was in 1996 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Since then, I have worked at the National Aviary, the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia, The Peregrine Fund, served as the President & CEO for the Carolina Raptor Center, and am currently the Education & Outreach Director for the World Parrot Trust. I have also held positions at Leadership Pittsburgh, Inc. and West Virginia University, and am currently Adjunct Faculty in WVU’s School of Natural Resources. I have a BS focused on Wildlife Management from The Ohio State University, a Master’s focused on Nonprofit Administration from the University of Pittsburgh, and a certificate in Financial Management from Harvard Business School Online.
