Kirstin Hill has been working in the field of environmental and conservation education for over ten years, the majority of which has been spent working in zoos and aquariums. She is a scholar of conservation psychology and community-based social marketing, with a strong background in developing public programs that excite and engage audiences of all ages in conservation.  

Kirstin spent eight years working with the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, creating and overseeing public programming and conservation messaging development for the Zoo's education team. She served for four years as the volunteer program supervisor for the Small Mammal House, home to the National Zoo's golden lion tamarins.  In working with this exhibit, she fell in love with GLTs as one of the rare stories of a species rebounding from the brink of extinction.  She is dedicated to furthering the long-term protection of GLTs in their native Brazil, and connecting people around the globe to these fascinating and charismatic animals.