For our May program speaker we are privleged to have Zach Marchetti, Curator of Donor Engagement and Animal Experiences at Brevard Zoo in Melbourne.

Zach grew up in a small town in mid-coast Maine where he learned to fly fish from his dad who ran a bamboo fly rod restoration and production shop out of their home. Zach developed a love for nature which took him from college in Minnesota to the rainforests of Ecuador where he lived for two years doing field research working on a management plan for a wildlife reserve.

After realizing that he liked talking about science more than doing science, Zach began his zoo career as a reptile keeper and educator at a small zoo in central Pennsylvania. Over the last fifteen years, he has worked his way through the zoo field in a variety of capacities. 

Currently he is the Curator of Donor Engagement and Animal Experiences at Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida, where he lives with his wife Brigette, six-year-old son Theron, a golden retriever and three dachshunds. He spends most of his time either in meetings, or getting people excited about conservation work; and occasionally, every once in a while, he gets to go fishing…… We can change this last part and invite him on a fishing trip with us.