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Employees Zoological Society of San Diego Lisa Peterson

Lisa Peterson

Key employee

Executive Director, Safari PARK at Zoological Society of San Diego

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$533,525
2024

Total compensation

Lisa Peterson has been listed as an employee of Zoological Society of San Diego in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2018. Total compensation for Lisa Peterson has increased by 94.5% from 2018 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$533,525
+6.5%
Executive Director, Safari PARK
2024
$496k org
50 hrs/wk
$39k other
--
$501,018
+18.4%
EXEC Director, Safari PARK
2023
$464k org
50 hrs/wk
$38k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Lisa Peterson to:

2024

Other employees at Zoological Society of San Diego

Paul Baribault
President and Chief Executive Officer
$2,056,676
$1,993,422 from orgNo related comp$63,254 other
Shawn Dixon
Chief Operating Officer
$870,869
$820,184 from orgNo related comp$50,685 other
David Franco
Chief Financial Officer
$800,008
$757,377 from orgNo related comp$42,631 other
David Gillig
Chief Philanthropy Officer
$660,257
$631,492 from orgNo related comp$28,765 other
Erika Kohler
Executive Director, SAN Diego ZOO
$519,369
$479,637 from orgNo related comp$39,732 other
David Miller
Chief Marketing Officer
$499,711
$450,014 from orgNo related comp$49,697 other
Nadine Lamberski
Chief Conservation/Wildlife
$494,573
$478,428 from orgNo related comp$16,145 other
Wendy Bulger
General Counsel
$457,283
$457,283 from orgNo related compNo other comp
Aida Rosa
Chief Human Resources Officer
$448,615
$420,205 from orgNo related comp$28,410 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Zoological Society of San Diego 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Zoological Society of San Diego 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Zoological Society of San Diego 990 published

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$30k other
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$31k other
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$324,134
+18.2%
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$20k other
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$274,242
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2018
$262k org
50 hrs/wk
$13k other
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