City, Society & Board of Directors

The Arrowhead Zoological Society, Inc. in a private, non-profit 501(c)3 corporation that operates under the name Lake Superior Zoological Society. The Society is made up of people who subscribe to the organization by way of an annual membership. The Society is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Day to day operations, such as animal management, veterinary services, administration, marketing, membership, education and guest services, are executed by dedicated staff, who are supervised by management level staff, who report to the Chief Executive Officer.

A formal agreement between the City of Duluth, which owns the facility, and the Lake Superior Zoological Society, gives the Society the responsibility for all zoo operations.

Arrowhead Zoological Society & the Board of Directors:
At the Lake Superior Zoological Society's annual meeting in January 2010, the new Executive Committee members were elected: Dennis Ramberg as President, Gary Halgren as First Vice President, Tim Meininger as Second Vice President, Mike Polzin as Secretary and Richard Langlee as Treasurer. Russell Smith is the Past President. Also at that meeting Jinell Abernethy, Linda Kratt, Jesse Frye, Dawn Lorass and Kris Ridgewell were elected to the Society's Board of Directors.