Please join us – The 10th Annual

EDUCATION 2 CONSERVATION CELEBRATION LUNCHEON

Benefiting

Center for Conservation & Research at San Antonio Zoo

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

San Antonio Zoo

Business Casual

Featuring Keynote Speaker

Stephanie Fennessy

Your purchase benefits Center for Conservation & Research at San Antonio Zoo.

RESERVE YOUR TABLE

Presenting Sponsor | $10,000

Whooping Crane Table | $7,500

Texas Horned Lizard Table | $5,000

Mexican Blind Cat Table | $2,000 (limited quantity available)

Individual Tickets | $200 (limited quantity available)

ABOUT OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Stephanie Fennessy

Stephanie Fennessy is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Giraffe
Conservation Foundation, the only organization in the world that concentrates solely
on the conservation and management of giraffe in the wild throughout Africa. In her
role, Steph handles all of GCF’s day-to-day business, including liaison with
conservation partners throughout the world and fundraising. With an MSc in
Environmental Engineering, she is a skilled and experienced environmental
manager who has successfully worked in diverse working cultures and
multidisciplinary teams within the private, Government and NGO sector in Africa,
Australia and Europe. Steph’s expertise is in project management and ranges from
community-based natural resource management to technical sustainability
solutions. Steph fell in love with Africa and in particular with Namibia’s vast
desertscapes, its people and wildlife during the research for her MSc thesis. With a
passion for nature and conservation, she continues to be hands-on involved in a
wide range of giraffe projects across Africa and particularly enjoys spending time in
the field. Steph is a member of the IUCN SSC Giraffe & Okapi Specialist Group and
when asked how she got involved in giraffe conservation, she will probably tell you
that she ‘married into it’. Together with her husband Julian, who is considered the
world’s most renown authority on giraffe in the wild, and two teenage children,
Steph lives in Windhoek, Namibia, and ensures that the Giraffe Conservation
Foundation remains a loud voice for giraffe.

PLEASE DIRECT QUESTIONS TO [email protected]
OR CALL 210-734-7184 OPTION #5 (DEVELOPMENT)

Disclaimers:

• San Antonio Zoo admission included.
• Check-in from 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Celebration starts at 12:00 p.m.
• Overall program lasts approximately 1.5 hours.
• Refunds are not available for no-shows or without a minimum of one week notice.
• San Antonio Zoo reserves the right to cancel or modify the celebration due to inclement weather and/or safety concerns. In the event of cancellation, efforts will be made to reschedule you for a future date.