Leadership
Lake Superior Zoological Society
EIN 41-0944885
The Lake Superior Zoo is owned by the City of Duluth and operated by the Arrowhead Zoological Society (DBA Lake Superior Zoological Society), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The society operates the zoo for the benefit of the city according to a city contract as set out in Minnesota Laws 1961, Chapter 91 and Duluth legislative code, Parks and Recreation, Article II. Fairmount Park Zoo, Sec. 35-10. The society receives an annual subsidy for the zoo of about $670,000; $510,000 of which is appropriated to the zoo by the Duluth City Council from tourism taxes.
Board of Directors 2023
Joey Engseth, President
Susan Waldie, Vice President
Kala Pedersen, Secretary
James Lewis, Treasurer
Maya Mattke
Kathleen Privette
Mike Polzin
LauraLee Raukar
Britta Schielke
Jacob Zikmund
Emeritus Board Member
Tim Meininger
John Scott
Russ Smith
Ex Officio – City of Duluth Parks and Recreation Representative
Jessica Peterson
Honorary Members
Stephen Lewis
Mark McShane
Chief Executive Officer
Haley Hedstrom
Senior Management Team
Lizzy Larson, Director of Animal Management
Sarah Wilcox, Director of Education/Preschool Director
Heidi Beal, Director of Business Operations
Samantha Halligan, Director of Guest Experience
Lake Superior Zoological Society on GuideStar.org
Contact:
Lake Superior Zoological Society
7210 Fremont St, Duluth, MN 55807
Phone: (218) 730-4500 Email: Board of Directors