The San Antonio Zoo’s push for inclusion focuses on training and mentoring employees on...
Billy Calzada, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographerMark Andrade arrives an hour early for his shift at the San Antonio Zoo’s giraffe deck for the favorite part of his day — hearing the lions roar.
Mark Andrade, who is on the autistic spectrum, works taking tickets and advising guests at the giraffe exhibit at the zoo.“It’s been a dream to be part of the team,” Andrade, 26, said. “You have to have a commitment. I just love it.” “We knew animals would be a big reinforcer for him,” said Pam Allen, Andrade’s mother and Eagles Flight founder. “The zoo was a natural path for him and gave him that opportunity as well. There’s a community of adults with special needs there who look after one another.”
Cyle Perez, public relations and integrated marketing director, said to further their efforts, zoo leadership hired Alex Rodriguez as diversity equity inclusion coordinator. In June, Rodriguez organized the weeklong PRIDE event at Night Out At The Zoo, celebrating the LGBTQ community.
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