Lake Superior Zoo CEO Announces Resignation

Corey Leet

DULUTH, Minn. – Lake Superior Zoo CEO Corey Leet announced today that he will be resigning from his position and will advise the Lake Superior Zoological Society Board of Directors as a consultant while the search for a new leader is underway.

“It is with regret that I must make this decision and step down from what really had been a dream job for me,” Leet stated. “But the needs of my family must come first. I appreciate the confidence that the board and the citizens of Duluth place in me to run the zoo. I appreciate their understanding now that my family obligations have called me away.

Leet began work as CEO on January 2, replacing interim CEO Julene Boe, who had served since February 2016.

Leet was working full-time at the zoo, while his wife and children remained at their home in Minneapolis. Before coming to the zoo, Leet worked as research operations manager at Medtronic in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.

The Zoological Society thanked Leet for his work in putting the zoo on track for enhanced operations and financial health.

“In his short time at the zoo, Corey has been a positive force for operational improvements and for moving ahead with the capital plan,” said Diana Bouschor Dodge, present of the zoo board. “While we are sad to see him go, we know that his family must come first. We will begin immediately searching for a new zoo CEO.”