Chase Douglas is a native Marylander from Montgomery County. As the CCP program coordinator, Douglas works to grow and strengthen new and existing partnerships while also providing technical support to CCP partners.

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Douglas previously worked with the Friends of the National Zoo as their partnership coordinator and operations support coordinator, and most recently, he was one of the visitor services managers at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.

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Douglas has a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies with a minor in biology from Salisbury University. While completing his studies, he held an internship with the Salisbury Zoo’s education department, where he cared for their ambassador species and brought them to local community events to educate people about how they could support conservation efforts.

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When Douglas isn’t working, he loves theater, all things Disney, volunteering with his church, kayaking, skiing and playing board games with his wife.