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Association of Zoo & Aquarium Volunteer Administrators
   
Welcome to the Association of Zoo & Aquarium Volunteer Administrators Website. AZAVA is a group of people primarily in the Zoo or Aquarium field who work with, supervise, and/or manage volunteers.

Members correspond and participate through a listserv and annual conference. This is a wonderful forum for advice, sharing ideas, or even empathizing.

To join the listserv:

     1. Go to the AZA website and LOG IN,
     2.
click "List of all available lists",
     3. select "AZAVA" and follow the directions.

Not a member of AZA? Contact Jim Swarts.

This website was developed so that AZAVA listserv members would have easy access to sample forms posted though the listserv. All listserv members may compare and adapt any of the forms for use within their own organizations.

 
Rachelle Davidson of the Vancouver Aquarium received the Volunteer Manager of the Year award at the conference. Picutred L-R are Regi Mezydllo of Brookfield Zoo, Rachelle, Stacey Luhring of Point Defiance Zoo, and Steve Olsen, Vice President Government Affairs,AZA Office
 

AZAVA was at the AZA national conference in Portland OR Sept 2009. Some of the attendees posed in the convention center for this picture.
 
Your AZAVA board is looking at ways to better serve you, our fellow volunteer managers. If you have any thoughts or ideas on how we can make the website easier to use, suggestions for new sections, pages, etc., please send Jim Swarts an email with a brief description of your thoughts
   
 

November 1st