Board of Directors **

Executive Committee

Patti Ragan, President & Founder
Sue Dupre, Board Chair
Kevin Carmichael, Esq., Past Chair
Scott Peisner, Treasurer
Wally BaldwinEsq., Secretary

Directors
John Gill, PA                          
Patrick Harris                          
Pat Kelly
Marilyn Magill
Dr. Lindsey Matheson
Jacob Petersen
Ronna Phelps
Lee Ann Rottman

Jerry Warner

** All are independent voting members

Honorary Directors

The Late Jane Goodall PhD, DBE
Founder, Jane Goodall Institute
& UN Messenger of Peace

Dr. Ian Singleton
Director Sumatran Orangutan
Conservation Programme, Indonesia

Directors  Emeriti

Patrick Barthet, Esq.
Lynn Messner
Theresa Mersentes
Walter B. Olliff, Jr. 1954-2014
Betsy Swart, PhD
Ken Veneziano

Laura Jack
Sarah Smith
Charlie Carlon  1948-2021
Lucie Easley
Jane Watkins

We Need Your Help

The Center for Great Apes is the only accredited orangutan sanctuary in North America and one of only a handful of accredited chimpanzee sanctuaries. We receive no government funding and are supported by donations from generous people like you who care about the future of our orangutans and chimpanzees. Whether it’s $10 or $1,000, your support goes directly to the care and comfort of apes who can never be released to the wild.

Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation, Inc. dba Center for Great Apes is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, FEID 65-0444725.

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