Mary Healy (zoologist)

Mary Healy (1953/1954 – August 7, 2014) was the CEO and director of the Sacramento Zoo.

Healy was director of the zoo since December 1999. Her career began as a bird keeper for the Riverbanks Zoo in South Carolina. The Sacramento Business Journal awarded Healy the Women Who Mean Business award in 2013.

She died of a cerebral aneurysm and heart attack at the age of 60 on a trip to the Galapagos Islands.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Sacramento Zoo's Director Dies During Trip To Galapagos Islands, sacramento.cbslocal.com; accessed October 25, 2014.