Chester Zoo Youth Board
Our Youth Board will work with our Board of Trustees and our executive team, including our Directors, to develop the zoo’s approach to working with young people.
In 2020, we established the first UK Charity Zoo Youth Board to help shape the future direction of the zoo and increase our engagement with teenagers and young adults.
From university students, teachers, marketers, and professionals from all walks of life, our Youth Board is made up of vibrant, diverse young people aged 18 to 27 years old. Each member brings a unique perspective and together provide a voice for young people in conservation. They have one mission – to help to prevent extinction.
Providing a voice for young people
Through working collaboratively with Trustees, Directors, zoo staff and networks, they enable the zoo to achieve its mission, with a particular focus on empowering the next generation of conservationists.
Members contribute to the Board on a voluntary basis, elect their own Chair and are accountable to the Board of Trustees. They provide a voice for young people and support the zoo to develop its programmes to appeal to teenagers and young adults. The board focuses its impact through working groups including external reach, commercial growth, public affairs, people and culture, and conservation education and engagement.
