Who We Are
PACIFIC PRIMATE SANCTUARY'S VOLUNTEER FAMILY
Keeping a clean facility, providing a wide variety of fresh and healthy foods and maintaining naturalistic jungle-like habitats with lots of green growing plants for monkeys is a lot of work, day and night.
Without the help of a nurturing, dedicated family of hard-working volunteers, Pacific Primate Sanctuary would not be able to successfully provide a clean, peaceful, healing environment to as many animals as we currently do.
Each morning volunteers quietly comes to feed the monkeys, clean their habitats, sweep and mop their rooms. Evening volunteers collect and clean the bowls and enclosures and closes up for the night. These are the monkeys' Angels, feeding, cleaning, comforting, singing a lullaby, guardians of this Sanctuary, keepers of the peace. Each volunteer brings a special quality, their gift, and all play a part in the recovery and well-being of the primates here.
In the office, volunteers work on newsletters, write grant proposals, respond to mail, fill out Federal forms, keep records, follow up on requests to place primates here.
Volunteers have been growing hundreds of plants for the past twenty years as part of our Zoological Horticulture Project. The plant people help grow the fruits and vegetables we feed to the monkeys, take care of the trees, vines and flowers which will go into their habitats.
Volunteers pick up donated food from the local health food stores, do library research, make repairs to the enclosures, mow the grass, and work together, as a family, to maintain and improve the Sanctuary for the monkeys. Some people hitch hike to get here, others drive an hour each way. To the amazement of their co-workers at their places of employment, volunteers turn down paid work to come and help here.
Without the support of committed, compassionate people, and ongoing financial donations Pacific Primate Sanctuary couldn't continue to provide care for the monkeys who have found refuge, healing and love here.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Volunteer)
President
Lucy L. Wormser
1984 Founder and President of Pacific Primate Sanctuary, Inc. A Federally authorized, nonprofit 501(C) (3) wildlife conservation organization, established for the protection, preservation and permanent care of endangered, threatened and distressed New World monkeys.
Member, American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums
Member, American Society of Primatologists
Member, International Primatological Society
Vice-President
Steven Wormser
1984 Co-founder of Pacific Primate Sanctuary, Inc. A Federally authorized, nonprofit 501(C) (3) wildlife conservation organization, established for the protection, preservation and permanent care of endangered, threatened and distressed New World monkeys.
General Contractor and owner of Crown Construction
Secretary
Erin M. Enriques
B.A. in Biology, University of Montana
Resident Intern at Pacific Primate Sanctuary, September 2007-September 2008
Operations Manager at Pacific Primate Sanctuary from September 2008-August 2020
Administrative Manager at Pacific Primate Sanctuary from September 2020-present
Treasurer
Jakob Wormser
Masters of Business Administration, University of Hawaii
Juris Doctor, University of Hawaii
Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance, University of Hawaii
Owner/Attorney, Jakob K. Wormser, Attorney at Law, LLC
Board Member
Cassandra Jones
Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Secondary Education, English, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Master of Fine Arts in Theatre, University of Hawaii at Manoa
ADVISORY BOARD (Volunteer)
Kevin Butler, D.V.M
Veterinarian at Makawao Veterinary Clinic
PPS Primary Veterinarian
Demian Dressler, D.V.M
Rosy Fischer
Technical Writer Consultant
Lehn Huff
Former Middle School Director
Seabury Hall, Maui, Hawaii
Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney, D.V.M
1980 Graduate of Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Board certified by the Am Bd of Vet Practitioners in Avian Practice and received the 2003 Exotic DVM of the Year Award
Owner, Avian & Exotic Animal Medical Center.
Kaitlin Wright
Veterinary Technician
Primatology Graduate Student
Past Pacific Primate Sanctuary Volunteer
Amanda Pauli
Past PPS Resident Intern and Assistant Manager
Primatology Graduate Student
Animal Sanctuary Manager/Caregiver
Petra Bertilsson-Friedman
PPS Animal Caregiver Volunteer
Master of Science in Zoology
Biology and Environmental Science Instructor
Joan Shapiro and Ilana Shapiro
Trustees of the S.J. Ungar/J. Shapiro Family Foundation
Leslie Sponsel, Ph.D.
Department of Anthropology
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Terese Wormser
Veterinary Technician
Ari-Jon Laquidara
Holistic Health Practitioner
Media Consultant
Lori Sheeran, Ph.D, Professor & Director Anthropology & Museum Studies
Primate Behavior & Ecology Program
Central Washington University
Greg Jones
Agricultural Specialist
Daniel Cregg
Chief Technology Operator at SmartLabs Inc.
Engineering and Technology Specialist
April Cregg
Masters in Educational Technology
Educational Support
PPS TEAM
Lucy L. Wormser
President
Erin M. Enriques
Administrative Manager
Gini Ward
Primate Care Supervisor
Dr. Kevin Butler
Veterinarian
Dr. Sarah Woodworth
Veterinarian
Dr. Cathy Johnson-Delaney
Consulting Veterinarian
Steven Wormser
General Contractor, Crown Construction
Sienna Evans
Resident Intern
Julia Wisell
Resident Intern
Aidan Callahan
Senior Caregiver
Julia Holman
Animal Caregiver
Karen Krenz
Animal Caregiver
Andrea Werner
Animal Caregiver
Michelle Ralston
Animal Caregiver
Nikki Andricci-Caracheo
Animal Caregiver
Jamie-Sue West
Animal Caregiver
Kaylee Mullenix
Animal Caregiver
Danielle Monet
Animal Caregiver
Nikki Preston
Animal Caregiver
Shawna Sullivan Taylor
Animal Caregiver
Tom Solich
Animal Caregiver
Ari-Jon Laquidara
Computer Support