About
Animal educator, trainer, and zookeeper for Six Flags Great Adventure and Wild Safari who also directed the Terrapin Conservation Initiative as manager for the chelonian conservancy the TurtleRoom. Additionally, she co-founded Garden State Tortoise, and through the rescue's eponymous YouTube channel, she has shared footage of her work breeding and caring for over 50 species and subspecies of turtle and tortoise.
Before Fame
She began her career working as a floral and landscape designer. Her topiary work was showcased in the Philadelphia Flower Show, which is both the oldest and the largest indoor flower exhibition worldwide.
Trivia
In June of 2024, she captured a stunning photograph that served as the backdrop for a one-of-a-kind reptile enclosure that replicated the native forest habitat of its inhabitants. Her design went on to be voted the winner of Snake Discovery's Enclosure Buildoff Championship and be featured by the pet media platform Custom Reptile Habitats.
Family Life
She co-founded Garden State Tortoise with her husband Chris Leone in 2011. In addition to hundreds of reptile babies, she is also the mother of 2 human children.
Associated With
She and Jacob Feder are popular social media personalities who became best known for their videos on animal conservation.
