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NAPLES — The Naples Zoo appointed zoological-park veteran Jack Mulvena as its president and CEO after a search yielded more than 100 applicants.
Mulvena recently served 20 years as the executive director of the Rhode Island Zoological Society and Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, R.I.
Under Mulvena's leadership, Roger Williams Park Zoo raised $30 million for new exhibits and major capital improvements, including a new veterinary hospital, a children's zoo called “Hasbro's Our Big Backyard,” and a major overhaul of the zoo's African exhibits featuring elephants, giraffes, wild dogs, zebras and wildebeest.
In Providence, Mulvena helped double zoo memberships to more than 16,000 households while more than doubling operating revenues to more than $6.8 million annually. Roger Williams Park Zoo's attendance topped 600,000 visitors in 2012, making it one of the state's top tourist attractions and the most-visited zoo in New England.
The nonprofit Naples Zoo is located at 1590 Goodlette-Frank Road.
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