Alan Peters serves as Curator of the Invertebrate Exhibit and Pollinarium at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park. His inaugural work at the National Zoo in 1978 was research and later education program development in the Reptile House. Alan received a BS in Zoology from UNC at Chapel Hill and a MAT in Museum Education at GWU. He later worked on a team to set-up an innovative, permanent exhibit hall representing a broad array of invertebrate diversity which opened in 1987. His work gravitated to the coral tank. Alan then led a development team to exhibit a single biological process: pollination. Alan’s mission is to help develop and work with a cohesive team in an aquatic and terrestrial facility that inspires people to inquire about, discover, and respect the world we inhabit with the ultimate goal of developing critical thinking and wise use and conservation of our resources and entire ecosystems.