Amy Pryor | Board Secretary

Originally from Wisconsin, Amy has an Engineering background, and has worked for the City of Santa Barbara in public works engineering and waterfront facilities management. She has been in Santa Barbara since 1994. Her focus on volunteering started in 2006, becoming a Santa Barbara MasterGardener, and working at the Botanic Garden in horticulture. She joined the SB Zoo’s Children’s Garden Design Committee in 2008, and designed and helped install the Kallman FamilyChildren’s Garden in 2011. She has served two six-year terms as a Zoo Board Director, being Board Chair in 2022. She has served on many school committees and fundraisers, and the Laguna Blanca School parent’s auxiliary board. She began volunteering with State Street Ballet through the Academy in 2009, when her daughter began dance classes as a parent volunteer, and later as a development consultant. She enjoys adventure travel, and playing tennis and golf.