Speaker Bio:  Stephanie was given her first bird when she was 4yrs old and birds have remained a big part of her life ever since. Stephanie graduated from Exotic Animal Training and Management (EATM) Program at Moorpark College in 2004 with Associate degrees in zoo keeping, wildlife education, and exotic animal training & management before going on to graduate Magna Cum Laude from American Intercontinental University. While at Moorpark, she was often referred to as “the bird lady” even though she worked with a wide variety of animals, to include a Bengal tiger, mule deer, raccoon, tamarins, and macaws.

Ms. Sayre had the opportunity to work a number of externships including Apenheul, a primate preserve in Holland as well as Natural Encounters in Florida and Marine World in Vallejo, California. After graduating she worked with the sea lion show at Marine World and ran the America's Teaching Zoo children's program. After working for master falconer and fellow EATM grad, Tony Suffredini's pest abatement business in 2006, Ms. Sayre began apprenticing under him for her own falconry license in 2007 and achieved master status through the U.S. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife in 2014.