Hugh Quinn holds a PhD in Biology and has spent his career in zoos as Supervisor of Education at the Fort Worth Zoo, Zoological Curator at the Oklahoma City Zoo, Curator of Herpetology at the Houston Zoo, Director at the Topeka Zoo, and finally as General Curator at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (retired).
He served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), and chaired the AZA Wildlife Conservation and Management Committee, the Field Conservation Committee, the Chelonian Taxon Advisory Group, and the Venezuelan Faunal Interest Group. He also co-chaired the AZA Antivenin Index Committee and was a member of the Species Survival Plan Sub-Committee.
He has served as an adjunct faculty member at Washburn University, Cleveland State University, Black Hills State University, and Oglala Lakota College, teaching courses in general biology, general zoology, tropical ecology (in Venezuela), and herpetology.
Hugh was on the founding TSA Board of Directors and has served in that capacity for most years since. He is currently on the Board, chairs the TSA Animal Management Committee, and is a member of the TSA Field Conservation and Governance Committees.
He also serves on the Steering Committee of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (TFTSG), is Co-Chair of the Turtle Conservation Fund (TCF), and is an Advisory Committee member of the Turtle Conservancy (TC).
He has been very active in the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR), serving on their Board of Directors, and also as President of that organization. He has published many scientific and popular articles about reptiles and amphibians, and currently resides in Sarasota, Florida.