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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING DR. STUART D. STRAHL ON HIS RETIREMENT AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
WHEREAS, the Forest Preserves of Cook County Board of Commissioners are pleased to congratulate Dr. Stuart D. Strahl on his retirement as President and CEO of the Chicago Zoological Society after 18 years; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Strahl has served as the Chicago Zoological Society's President and CEO since 2003, guiding the Society in its mission to inspire conservation leadership by engaging people and communities with wildlife and nature; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Strahl received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Bates College, his Ph.D. in Biology from the State University of New York at Albany, and a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Dominican University; he also has considerable background in higher education instruction, having served as adjunct faculty at the University of Florida, State University of New York and Washington College, among others; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Strahl is a well-respected author and distinguished lecturer, the principal author of numerous scientific and popular publications, and has served for over 10 years as the founding Chair of the IUCN/SSC Specialist Group on the Avian Family Cracidae; and
WHEREAS, a career conservationist with 35 years' experience in applied science, restoration ecology, public policy, and not-for-profit management, Dr. Strahl is experienced in bringing together diverse interests around conservation causes; Dr. Strahl began his career as a field biologist and later was founding Director of Latin American Programs for the Wildlife Conservation Society, where his lasting partnerships in the U.S. and Latin America resulted in preservation of over 30 million acres of wildlife habitat and over $18 billion in conservation funding; and prior to arriving at the Chicago Zoological Society, as founding President/CEO of Audubon of Florida, Dr. Strahl led the National Audubon Society into promin...
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