Name
Jane Greco Deming

Address
120 Haswill Street
Warwick, RI 02889

Telephone
401-921-6599

Email
jgdeming47@gmail.com

What year did you begin volunteering or working in the humane education field?
1978

Education
Johnson & Wales University, School of Business
AZA Certified in Zoo Management
IWRA Certified in Wildlife Rehabilitation
Numerous certifications in disaster animal response training

Hobbies and Special Interests
Spending time with family, friends and pets, as well as reading, gardening, and being in and on the water. We love our wildlife feeding stations and bird watching. Overseeing animal care and acquisitions for a farm on Block Island (off the coast of RI) that is open to the public at no charge to encourage love and appreciation of domestic animals from around the world.  We have about 60 head of animals including camels, kangaroos, emus, llamas, donkeys, tortoises, lemurs, zebu, yak and a huge Scottish Highland Steer named McDuff, along with numerous water fowl species.

I Share My Home With:
My husband Fred for over 35 years, our dog Hank, our cat Gigi, my amazing chinchilla Andy, and our birds, Jack and Jill.  I also adore our Siamese Fighting Fish named Jake.

I Chose to Work in Humane Education Because:
It simply called out to me in a way I can’t explain.  My early years of working in the zoo industry made incredibly aware of the impact that animals of all kinds have on people and how easy it was to present a message, when an animal or animal topic was the tool.  Kids become more engaged and excited when the topic is animals and the need for kids to understand and appreciate the intrinsic value of all living things is ever growing and critically important to their development.  I guess you could say I followed the call and it brought me here.