Karla Majewski

A native San Diegan, Karla grew up within shouting distance of the world famous San Diego Zoo and San Diego Wild Animal Park. Both animal conservation organizations influenced Karla's dreams of working with animals.

Karla had horses as a child and was lucky enough to have some of the greatest inspiring mentors, Bud Brennick and Dr. David Zanders DVM, who encouraged her to dream big. Dr. Zanders hired Karla to work at his veterinary hospital in high school. Then Karla pursued her passion for animals at the famous Moorpark College in Los Angeles, where she graduated with a degree in Exotic Animal Training and Wildlife Management.

Eager to get started, she moved to Oregon and worked for Wildlife Safari. Karla's experience was broad: everything from caretaking for lions and elephants to state-wide traveling with a cheetah conducting preservation outreach programs. During these travels Karla discovered her true calling: public speaking. But Southern California, her family and the warm weather called Karla home. She was fortunate to join the animal training staff at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, which led to show hosting duties with the elephant, bird and North American animal shows.

But Karla is an entrepreneur at heart and in 1987 Pacific Animal Productions was born. Now her own zoological collection travels throughout the western states for school shows, grand events, fairs, movies and festivals with the goal of bringing animals and people closer together.

We hope you cross paths with Karla's wonderful menagerie sometime soon. Or, maybe you already have? Karla or her sons have appeared with the gang on "Wild Science", "Wild World Tour", "Shark Discovery", "The Rainforest Experience", "Safari Adventure Live", and "A Bug'zz Life." She has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Tonight Show, and local TV news segments.

Cindi Cavallini

Like all children, Cindi grew up with a love and fascination for all animals. That love turned into a true passion. Going through high school she tried to figure out what path to take that would allow her to work closely with as many animals as possible. She was lucky enough to learn about Moorpark College through a college advisor and was accepted into the exotic animal studies program right after graduation. She quickly became friends with Karla and in their second year of the program they became roommates. After college their lives took very different paths; Cindi joined the circus. The original plan was just for the summer, but time flew and it turned into 15 years. During her years traveling and enjoying the close contact with a wide array of animals, she met and married her husband Roberto, a fifth generation circus performer, and they had son, Aaron. During those 15 years Cindi was lucky enough to work with elephants (a dream come true) and the only performing herd of six Friesian liberty stallions in the U.S. When it was time for her horses to retire from performing, her family did the same. In December 2002, she began working with Pacific Animal Productions and quickly realized she had found her home. Working with animals and children were her lifetime dream. At Pacific Animal Productions, she lives that dream everyday.