AES Welcomes Mindy Ussrey to its Board of Directors. Mindy started out as a zookeeper at the Topeka Zoo in 2004. She then took her love for elephants to Jacksonville Zoo for over a year before heading to Buffalo to become the Elephant Manager and animal behavior manager from 2011-2018. Through her dedication and passion for elephants she has been an enthusiastic fundraiser for AES. She can’t wait to see how AES grows and prospers.