Leia was 15 and was described as none other than a “strong independent lady who had opinions and didn’t like to be touched ...

North Carolina Zoo staff are mourning the deaths of long-time director and CEO Pat Simmons and Leia the giraffe.

The North Carolina Zoo announced on Monday that its director and CEO, Pat Simmons, has died after a five-year battle with ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Zoo announced that longtime Director and CEO Pat Simmons died after a nearly five ...

Simmons directed the planning for the 12.5-acre Asia exhibit, the zoo’s first expansion in three decades. It’s scheduled to ...

The North Carolina Zoo shared the sad news Monday that Pat Simmons, the zoo's director and CEO since 2015, has died after a fight with cancer.

By Katherine Zehnder Carolina Journal On July 14, Pat Simmons, CEO and Director of the North Carolina Zoo located in Asheboro ...

The director and CEO of the North Carolina Zoo died Monday morning after a nearly five-year battle with cancer, the zoo announced. Pat Simmons had led the zoo since 2015. “To know Simmons was to love ...

The North Carolina Zoo has announced the death of Director and CEO Pat Simmons.Zoo officials say that she had been battling ...

The CEO of the North Carolina Zoo has died. Pat Simmons, who began serving with the zoo in 2015, passed away after a ...

Pat Simmons, the longtime CEO and executive director of the North Carolina Zoo, has died after a five-year struggle with ...

PAT SIMMONS. Organization: North Carolina Zoo . Title: Director/CEO . What makes her a Power Player: Simmons led operations of the 2,600-acre zoo containing more than 200 species and 1,700 animals ...