Dan was raised in Michigan just outside the city of Detroit. He attended the College of Mount Saint Joseph (MSJ) in Cincinnati, Ohio. While at MSJ, he worked at the Wings of Wonder, the Cincinnati Zoo’s Bird Show, for two years and discovered his passion for animal behavior, specifically bird behavior. Dan graduated in 2011, majoring in Biology with a minor in Forensic Science. He received an internship that year with NEI at the State Fair of Texas and officially joined the team in December of 2011. Dan has been certified as a professional bird trainer (CPBT-KA) by the International Avian Trainers Certification Board.
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