Board of Directors and Senior Staff

Board of Directors

• Ms. Samantha Attwood
• Mr. Mark Bertrand, vice chair
• Mr. David Cameron
• Ms. Jaime Carlson
• Ms. Esther Chui Chao
• Mr. Marcus Cooke
• Ms. Kathleen Eckert
• Mr. Ed Feo
• Mrs. Charlotte Ginsburg
• Ms. Jennifer Hagle, chair
• Mr. Russell T. Hill
• Mr. Dan Hopper
• Mr. Samuel King
• Mr. Randy Lake
• Ms. Stephanie Leshney
• Mr. Art Levitt
• Ms. Chanwantha Sam Limon, board secretary
• Mr. Ken McBride
• Mr. James McKinnell
• Mr. Stephen Olson
• Mr. Douglas Otto
• Mr. Karl Pettijohn
• Mr. Kurt Schulzman
• Mr. Michael Sondermann
• Ms. Linda Tatum
• Mr. Thomas Turney
• Ms. Susan Wessler

as of 11/10/2025

Board Executive Officers

• Jeffrey Flocken, president and CEO
• Ms. Lia Frazier, CFO & business services
• Ms. Cecile Fisher, vice president, marketing & communications and corporate secretary

Senior Staff

• Ryan Ashton, vice president of development
• Jennie Dean, vice president of education and conservation
• Nate Jaros, vice president of animal care
• Brett Long, vice president of animal care
• Nicole Meek, senior director of visitor operations
• Kathie Nirschl, vice president of human resources
• Alyssa Pacaut, senior director of marketing and membership
• John Rouse, chief of aquarium operations
• Emily Yam, senior director of learning and public engagement

President Emeritus

• Dr. Jerry R. Schubel