Portrait taken with Jig at Hotel Alegro, Chicago
Steve Reedy
Founder, along with his wife Jessica, of Animal Quest
Founders of Animal Quest (est 2011), Steve & Jessica Reedy met in California while they were attending school at America's Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College. 3 months after graduating, they started Animal Quest here in Illinois from a tiny apartment with 10 animals, mostly reptiles. Over the years they have expanded to 5 acres in Northern Illinois with over 150 animals at their facility, most of which are rescues. Animal Quest does Wildlife Education programs with their animals all over Chicagoland at schools, libraries, museums and private events. They also do mini petting zoos with some of their farm animals and sloth experiences with their 2 toed sloth, Stella. In addition to their many animal "children", Steve and Jess have 2 human children, Ava (11 years old) and Zora (3 years old). Both girls are huge animal lovers just like their parents, perhaps even more so!