#32 | Let Me Show You The Way: Supporting Minorities in Zoos & Aquariums with Carolina Powell

July 13, 2021 01:15:24
#32 | Let Me Show You The Way: Supporting Minorities in Zoos & Aquariums with Carolina Powell
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#32 | Let Me Show You The Way: Supporting Minorities in Zoos & Aquariums with Carolina Powell

Jul 13 2021 | 01:15:24

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Show Notes

Today’s guest, Carolina Powell, is the perfect combination of perseverance and determination. Being a first-generation Colombian-American, Carolina was raised by a single mother who immigrated to Miami, Florida, in the hopes of offering her daughter a better life. Like many of us in this field, Carolina first thought she was going to be a veterinarian until she worked with a vet whose values (or lack thereof) didn’t align with her own. After interning in the Bronx Zoo’s development department, she was introduced to the zoo conservation field and spent the next year doing everything she could to finally land a full-time zookeeping job. Her perseverance paid off and she’s now a primate keeper at the prestigious Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Carolina is also a member of the leadership team for the newly-formed AMZAP organization, whose mission is “to build a sense of community amongst minorities currently working in the zoo field and to promote animal care and conservation careers as viable options for interested minorities.”

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