Board

Brenda Rodriguez -President 
Rachel Grech - Treasurer
Carmen Fisher - Secretary 
Gabi Skollar

Dr. Alex Azmi ​

​Alex Azmi is an Emmy-Award winner filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA. He is interested in documentaries and films that deal with social and human issues, both in the US and around the world.  Alex recently made a film about the Gibbon Conservation Center which featured interviews with Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace, and Gabi Skollar, Director of the Gibbon Conservation Center. 
Alex experience extends over 25 years in the fields of technology, engineering, and management.  He has developed and taught Programs in IT Management at UCLA, UCSD, Cal Poly, and CSLB Extensions. He has a Doctorate degree in public administration and Master’s and Bachelor Degrees in Engineering.

​Curtis Eng DVM

Dr. Curtis Eng received his veterinary medical degree from Purdue University, School of Veterinary Medicine. Upon graduation, Dr. Eng joined a small animal/exotic animal practice in rural Indiana where he learned to work with exotic animals such as birds, reptiles and assorted wildlife. During this time, he volunteered at the Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago) for 7 years, where he learned the skills of being a zoo veterinarian, eventually becoming a part time veterinarian for the Lincoln Park Zoo. He then moved on to become the Staff veterinarian/Assistant Director at the Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend Indiana and continued migrating west to become Director of Health and Husbandry at the Phoenix Zoo. After a quick stint at a chimpanzee facility, his last move brought him to Los Angeles as the Chief Veterinarian at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens for which he served 8 years. Dr. Eng is an avid conservationist with participation in conservation medicine programs being his passion. He has worked on the reintroduction of very rare species such as the black footed ferret, peninsular pronghorn and Sumatran rhino, even serving as the Federal Veterinary Program Coordinator for the California Condor Reintroduction Program. He currently is the Director of Clinical Relations and
Associate Professor in Zoo/Exotic/Wildlife medicine at Western University of Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine where he actively mentors veterinary students as they progress to being veterinarians. He has been active with the Gibbon Conservation Center over the last 5 years introducing veterinary students to the “awesomeness” of primate medicine. He currently owns 2 dogs, 2 birds, lots of snakes and tortoises and a lizard. And he fosters way more animals than his wife prefers.

Advisory Board 

Neta Ambar DVM
Lucia Carbone Ph.D 
Lori K Sheeran Ph.D 
Elias Kary