Douglas Holmes

Doug is the former Peoria Zoo’s herpetologist with nearly 40 years experience. He has worked with many highly endangered species and visited over 500 zoos. He is currently on the board of the Peoria Academy of Sciences, the Central Illinois Herpetology Socieity, and is also a board member for the Sun Foundation. He started volunteering at the Sun Foundation in 1981 as an instructor on reptiles and amphibians and loves every minute of it! He continues to lecture on his zoo life experiences. He is the current scholarship chairman for the Academy, and enjoys sending out grants and being outside.