GEORGEANNE IRVINE
Board Member
San Diego native Georgeanne “George” Irvine has devoted her career to raising awareness about animals and wildlife conservation. She is the director of publishing for San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, where she has worked for more than 46 years, as well as the author of 30 children’s books about wildlife. Her award-winning Hope & Inspirationbook collection features true stories about individual animals from the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park that have overcome challenges in their lives.
Major passions for George include traveling, photography, storytelling, Broadway musicals and, of course, wildlife. She lives for adventure travel and loves seeing animals in their native habitats. Her worldwide expeditions have taken her to many of the wildest places on Earth—including the jungles of Borneo and South America, the mountains of China, the forests of India and Madagascar, the Outback of Australia, and the savannas of Africa. She also enjoys spending time in Alaska’s wild places to photograph brown bears and other North American wildlife.