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Simmons directed the planning for the 12.5-acre Asia exhibit, the zoo’s first expansion in three decades. It’s scheduled to ...
The North Carolina Zoo announced on Monday that its director and CEO, Pat Simmons, has died after a five-year battle with ...
The North Carolina Zoo shared the sad news Monday that Pat Simmons, the zoo's director and CEO since 2015, has died after a fight with cancer.
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Zoo announced the passing of its longtime Director and CEO, Pat Simmons, who battled cancer for almost five years. According to the Zoo, Simmons was the ...
Cook & Boardman plans to complete its move involving more than 100 employees by the end of 2025. It has signed a lease for 40 ...
The CEO of the North Carolina Zoo has died. Pat Simmons, who began serving with the zoo in 2015, passed away after a five-year battle with cancer. In addition to CEO, she was also the director. Prior ...
In September 2015, Pat Simmons became director and chief executive officer of the North Carolina Zoological Park, the largest natural habitat zoo in the world. The zoo is a source of pride for ...
Pat Simmons, North Carolina Zoo Director said, “Now we do lots and lots of drills here at the zoo. There are drills for all types of activities, weather drills all kinds of things but aerial ...
What makes her a Power Player: Simmons led operations of the 2,600-acre zoo containing more than 200 species and 1,700 animals through the Covid-19 pandemic and its danger to guests, staff and ...
On Friday, North Carolina Zoo Director Pat Simmons and North Carolina Zoo Chief Bird Curator Debbie Zombeck told WRAL News that the domed building, which opened in 1982, “is just really beyond ...
The CEO of the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro died on Monday, the zoo announced in a press release. According to the North Carolina Zoo, Pat Simmons died Monday after battling cancer for nearly five ...
TBJ Power Player Pat Simmons has led the charge to raise $50 million to begin a $500 million expansion and renovation program at the N.C. Zoo with a goal of growing annual attendance to 1.5 ...