Seattle Aquarium 2009 Special Report

Special Reportincluding 2009 financials

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Dear Friend of the Seattle Aquarium, Fall 2010

We write this letter after the dust has settled from the City’s transfer of operating management of the Seattle Aquarium from

the Parks Department to the nonprofit Seattle Aquarium Society on July 1st of 2010. With these momentous events there is

much news to share, and we have decided to do so a little differently this year:

We have published a Special Report on Transition to cover how and why this change was made, and the people whose

leadership and efforts made it possible. This Report is available online, at www.seattleaquarium.org/transitionreport, or you

can order a printed version by emailing [email protected] with your mailing address.

We have adapted the traditional “Annual Report” into this Special Report, combining news of the transition and changes

in leadership with the 2009 financials, activities and accomplishments. We can all celebrate 2009 as the Aquarium’s all-time

record attendance year, with eight hundred thirty thousand visitors coming through our doors.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Seattle Aquarium Society, now operating and doing business as the Seattle

Aquarium, we offer our thanks to the staff, volunteers, donors, City of Seattle and community for their support in this historic

year. We also offer our commitment to the future Seattle Aquarium we will all create together.

Sincerely,Seattle Aquarium SocietySeattle AquariumTed Ackerley, Chairman Board of Directors

Dan Guy III, President Board of Directors

Robert W. Davidson, Chief Executive Officer

Seattle Aquarium Board of DirectorsChairman

Ted Ackerley, Ackerley Partners, LLC

President

Dan M. Guy III, Kibble & Prentice

Treasurer

Kevin L. Blair, Washington Trust Bank

Secretary

James C. Gurke, Getty Images

Past Presidents & ChairsDon Audleman, Capstone Partners, LLC

John C. Blackman, retired, Argosy Cruises

James P. Kerr, D.A. Davidson & Co.

Paul J. Kundtz, Riddell Williams P.S.

Stuart T. Rolfe, Wright Hotels, Inc.

George V. Willoughby Jr., retired, King Broadcasting

Vice Presidents Don Audleman, Capstone Partners, LLC

Mary L. Bass, Wells Fargo

Lesley Canfield, Community Volunteer

Bob Donegan, Ivar’s

J. Brian Hill, Sound Leasing Corporation

J. Terry McLaughlin, retired, The Professional Basketball Club, LLC

Gary T. Smith, Smith & Stark

DirectorsCatherine Irby Arnold, Union Bank

Scott Balsam, UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Gini Beck, Community Volunteer

Dianne L. Bell, Verizon

William H. Bromfield, Fenwick & West LLP

William J. Chapin, Seattle Seahawks & Seattle Sounders FC

William T. Einstein, Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

Carmen Esparza, Esparza + Business Communication

Susan L. Gates, Viking Bank

Sean C. Howard, The Wunderman Network

Linda K. Johnson, retired, Visio

Lee C. Keller, The Keller Group, Ltd.

Stephanie V. Kornblum, Microsoft

Mark E. Kramer, F5 Networks

Katherine A. Krogslund, University of Washington

Richard J. Lindsay, Symetra Financial

Trish S. Markey, Community Volunteer

Greg Massey, Seattle Mariners

Christopher D. McReynolds, OceanWorks Group, LLC

Steve Moore, Contour Inc.

Jeffrey A. Nomura, Community Volunteer

Gregory P. Owens, Community Volunteer

Sharon K. Philpott, BDO Seidman, LLP

Robert W. Power, SEA CON, LLC

John M. Sharp, Law Office of John M. Sharp, PLLC

Linda Springmann, Holland America Line

William W. Stelle Jr., K & L Preston Gates Ellis LLP

Aron M. Thompson, Merrill Lynch/Global Wealth Management

Randy Tinseth, The Boeing Company

Scott C. Tretheway, Callisons, Inc.

Edward W. White, Alaska Airlines

Ex-OfficioWilliam C. Arntz, Director Emeritus

John R. Braden, Director Emeritus

Christopher Williams, Acting Superintendent, Seattle Department of Parks & Recreation

Robert W. Davidson, Chief Executive Officer

Seattle Aquarium Executive TeamRobert W. Davidson, Chief Executive Officer

Robert Anderson, Facilities/Operations Manager

C.J. Casson, Curator of Life Sciences

Ryan Dean, Director of Finance & Administration

Tim Kuniholm, Director of Marketing

Lori Montoya, Director of Development

Marsha Savery, Director of Marketing, Membership & Guest Impression

Kathy Sider, Conservation Education Manager

Veronica Smolen, Director of Human Resources

Support:

Rebekah Crowley, Executive Assistant to CEO

Susan Mueller, Transition Coordinator

Seattle Aquarium Society MedalWilliam D. Ruckelshaus 2004

William C. Arntz 2005

G. Ross Heath, Ph.D. 2006

Sylvia A. Earle, Ph.D. 2007

Julie Packard 2008

Kathy Fletcher 2009

Governor Chris Gregoire 2010

Seattle Aquarium Research Award Shawn E. Larson, Ph.D. 2004

Angela D. Smith 2005

Kenneth C. Balcomb III 2006

Phillip S. Levin, Ph.D. 2007

Julia K. Parrish, Ph.D. 2008

Jan A. Newton, Ph.D. 2009

Joel E. Baker, Ph.D. 2010

Scott S. Patrick Inspirational AwardJohn C. Blackman 2009

Katherine A. Krogslund 2010

2009 was the last year of City of Seattle management of the Seattle Aquarium under the direction of Gregory J. Nickels,

Mayor; Timothy A. Gallagher, Superintendent; Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation and John R. Braden, Director. The

Seattle Aquarium Society functioned as the official nonprofit support organization for the Seattle Aquarium and assumed

operating management on July 1, 2010.

Leadership Directory as of July 1, 2010

Donations to the Seattle Aquarium are tax deductible under the Internal Revenue Code 501 (c)(3). Donations can be made by calling (206) 682-3474 or visiting www.seattleaquarium.org.

Board of Directors 2009

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The Seattle Aquarium has been owned, operated and managed by the City of Seattle since it opened in 1977, funded with $5.7 million from the King County Forward Thrust Bond Issue. A momentous shift took place on July 1, 2010, when the Seattle Aquarium Society took over its management and operation. It was a change that was a long time in coming – and required thousands of hours of effort, many of them provided on a volunteer basis, by a number of dedicated people.

New Currents – the spark that led to a new era for the Seattle Aquarium

In 2005, the Seattle Aquarium Society

launched New Currents, a capital campaign

to fund an18,000 square foot expansion of

the Seattle Aquarium – in partnership with

the City of Seattle, which had agreed to

fund the replacement of 760 rotting pilings

below Pier 59, upon which the Aquarium

is built. “It was the first time the Society

had gone to the community,” comments

Aquarium CEO Robert W. Davidson. “It

gave the Society a full challenge and

opportunity to prove itself.”

At the outset of the campaign, two leaders

stepped forward. Ted Ackerley and Stuart T.

Rolfe, both of whom had joined the Seattle

Aquarium Society’s Board of Directors

about five years earlier, volunteered to

serve as the campaign’s co-chairs. They

realized that the Board of Directors were

strongly committed to the Aquarium’s

mission of inspiring conservation of our

marine environment, and were ready to

work hard on a capital campaign. Thanks

to their efforts – and those of many staff,

board members and volunteers – it was a

success. The Seattle Aquarium’s expansion

was completed on time and under budget,

and the revitalized facility was opened to

the public on June 22, 2007.

The successful partnership of both the

Seattle Aquarium and Seattle Aquarium

Society has resulted in the following:

attendance has risen by 24%; earned

revenue has risen by 47%; and operation of

the new gift store and evening events/café

has resulted in $1 million per year in net

new revenue.

The working partnership between the City

and the Society and the tangible successes

manifested by the New Currents project

also opened the door for the Society to

begin negotiations with the City of Seattle

to assume management and operation of

the Seattle Aquarium. It was a process that

would take approximately 18 months.

Leading the way toward the transition

As the negotiation process began, Parks

Superintendent Tim Gallagher took

the lead for the City team, aided by

Jan Oscherwitz from the City Finance

Department and Helaine Honig from

the City Law Department. Kieu-Anh King

provided support from the City Council

The FutureSeattle Aquarium Society assumes

management and operation of the Seattle Aquarium

When the Seattle Aquarium made the transition to nonprofit management/operation in July of this year, it was one of the last major aquariums in the

United States to adopt the nonprofit model.

staff. Ackerley and Rolfe again volunteered

their time and expertise to play large roles.

Both men accepted leadership Board

positions: Ackerley as President and Rolfe

as Chairman. Their involvement didn’t stop

there – they contributed at every step

of the negotiation process. As the reality

of the transition approached, Rolfe also

served as co-chair of the Transition Working

Group and Transition Implementation

Group.

Two other individuals also came forward to

help ensure the success of the negotiations

related to the transition: Paul J. Kundtz and

J. Terry McLaughlin. Kundtz, an attorney

who had been a member of the Seattle

Aquarium Society Board of Directors since

1996, and Board President in 2002, became

deeply involved in the Society’s contract

negotiations with the City of Seattle. He was

integral in laying out the conditions and

details of the transfer, and served on a pro-

bono basis as the Society’s general counsel

throughout the entire transition process.

McLaughlin, a Society Board member for

10 years, volunteered his rich experience

in managing the complex relationships of

public/private partnerships. He agreed to

serve as co-chair of the Transition Working

Group and the Transition Implementation

Group.

Assisted by many committed individuals,

these four men helped forge the path

toward the transition agreement that went

into effect on July 1, 2010. “It’s a remarkable

story of sustained civic commitment over

a long period of time,” says Davidson, “from

idea to planning to execution to now,

when the Aquarium’s future is unlimited.”

Making the transition – and fulfilling our vision for the future

On July 1, 2010, a ceremony was held

to make official the Seattle Aquarium’s

transition to private nonprofit operation

and management. Christopher Williams,

Acting Superintendent of the Seattle

Department of Parks and Recreation

presented Robert W. Davidson, new

CEO of the Seattle Aquarium, with a

key symbolizing the promise of the

organization’s future.

As Davidson remarked at the time, “The

Seattle Aquarium aspires through its

example to help define the role of a great

Aquarium in the 21st century as a catalyst

for public engagement in the wonder,

science and future vitality of the oceans

and Puget Sound. We intend to be a

leader in each component: life sciences,

interpretive exhibits, educational outreach,

research, public policy and economic

impact. My pledge to you is that you and

I – and all those we can recruit to join us –

will work over this next decade to realize

this vision. This key is not a magic wand. It

is a key. And together we will use it to build

the future Aquarium.” •

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Education from within the AquariumThe Aquarium’s interpretative staff

interacted with 836,720 visitors in 2009

– a new attendance record underscoring

the Seattle Aquarium’s role as the leading

marine conservation institution in the

State of Washington. The Aquarium’s many

special programs and events also allowed

us to engage with a variety of populations,

representing all ages and many facets of

our community.

For example, Toddler Time, a special

preschool program held at the Aquarium,

attracted over 2,063 toddlers and their

parents with age-appropriate information

about marine life and Puget Sound. The

Aquarium’s 9th year of Marine Summer

Ecology and People for Puget Sound toxics

workshop; a King County Conservation

District rain garden workshop; a sea

otter research workshop, attended by 85

participants; a preview of Sea Change, a

film on climate change and its effects on

oceans; a Washington Federation for the

Environment reception; a NOAA/NMFS

orca whale watching hearing, attended by

100 participants; a People for Puget Sound

environmental forum with candidates for

the position of King County Executive;

a National Wildlife Federation Climate

Change talk; a Puget Sound Partnership

leadership forum; an American Institute of

Chemical Engineers gathering on energy

conservation; a workshop on energy

conservation sponsored by Seattle City

Light and the Seattle Aquarium; and the

quarterly meeting of the Seattle Climate

Partnership.

Taking our message into the communityThe potential to reach new audiences is

great when we go into the community to

work with students and the public at large

– as well as the potential to maximize the

impact and relevance of our message.

Our efforts related to students included

Citizen Science, a program that engages

Conservation education and outreach: leading the way to a healthier Puget SoundThe Aquarium continues its important work of educating the public about how we can all become stewards of our marine environment. To reach as many individuals as possible, this work takes place both at the Aquarium and at many locations throughout our community.

The octopus gives visitors a high-eight

As we encourage the public to make the small changes that can have a large impact on the health of Puget Sound, it is important for us to do the same. Numerous new green practices were implemented at the Seattle Aquarium in 2009, including the installation of a solar hot water system in the Aquarium café to reduce its energy requirements, sponsored by Puget Sound Energy and Seattle City Light; composting of over 24 tons of café and food service waste, and recycling of over 24 tons of bottles, cans and paper.

Additionally, the reusable “Use Less” bags, produced by the Seattle Aquarium Society, were a big hit in the gift shop: over 5,000 were sold in 2009, and many more given out to teachers, educators and attendees of Aquarium events. The Aquarium also launched a “greenmark” logo in 2009, to indicate green practices throughout the facility, and was recertified by the King County Envirostar Program at its highest level, five stars.

Leading by example: green practices at the Seattle Aquarium

Camp was attended by 193 children,

ranging in age from 7 to 14 years – and the

Seattle Aquarium’s Marine Conservation

Education Fund was able to provide 19

scholarships to underserved children. At

the high school level, the Summer High

School Mentoring Program had four

under-represented high school interns

and two under-represented supervisor/

mentors; two of the high school interns

were also Hutton Scholars sponsored by

the American Fisheries Association. At the

college level, the Seattle Aquarium hosted

eight life science college interns in the

College Internship Program.

Conservation education-related events

were in abundance at the Aquarium

in 2009, serving children as well as

adults. Highlights included the Salmon

Homecoming Celebration Education Day,

when the Aquarium hosted over 550 4th

and 5th grade students from local school

districts and two Tribal schools. After the

event, some students participated in an

overnight experience in the Aquarium’s

Underwater Dome. Geared toward

adults, the Aquarium’s second annual

“Sound Conversations” series was also well

attended. Moderated by KING5 Television’s

Jeff Renner, the series featured Dr. Thomas

Quinn from UW School of Aquatic and

Fishery Sciences; Traci Belting, Seattle

Aquarium Curator of Mammals and Birds;

Dr. Jeremy Sterling from the NOAA National

Marine Mammal Lab; and Dr. John Delaney

from UW School of Oceanography.

Throughout the year, the Aquarium

expanded its position as the region’s

gathering place for discussion and

dissemination of information related to

marine conservation. Many conservation-

focused groups chose the Aquarium and

its Ackerley Foundation Puget Sound

Hall as the site for their events, including

a Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem

Conference ice-breaker, attended by 500

guests; a Washington Department of

“In 2009, over 40,000 students were served

by Aquarium education programs through

exhibits, classes, and special outreach and

field-based programs.”

An orca mom and calf surface in local waters

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high school students to learn field-based

inquiry science and monitor shoreline

trends on local beaches. Citizen Science

data is shared with a statewide network

including Seattle Public Utilities, King

County, Washington State University/

Island County Beach Watchers and the

Washington State Department of Fish

and Wildlife. In 2009, 180 students from

several area high schools participated in

the program, which took place on seven

beaches. The Citizen Science program is

supported by The Boeing Company, Wells

Fargo and The Russell Family Foundation.

The Ocean Science program, funded by a

grant from NOAA, reached approximately 3,000

students, their teachers and families in the Seattle area and on the Olympic Peninsula, and provided

professional development workshops for over 90

teachers in Seattle and on Washington’s outer coast.

Related to the general public, 175 trained

Beach Naturalist volunteers made 26,092

visitor contacts on 13 low tide dates at

10 local beaches in 2009. 100 of these

volunteers were returning beach naturalist

veterans, and over 1600 volunteer hours

donated. At six sites along the Cedar

River and at the Hiram Chittenden Locks

during fall’s sockeye salmon run, 70

trained Cedar River and Beach Naturalists

greeted over 7,000 members of the public,

sharing information about the life cycle

and conservation of salmon. The Beach

Naturalist program is supported by Amgen,

King Conservation District, The Boeing

Company, and the Peg and Rick Young

Foundation. •

COSEE-Ocean Learning Communities: out of the lab, into the communityCOSEE-OLC (Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence Ocean Learning Communities), a National Science Foundation-funded collaboration between the Seattle Aquarium, University of Washington School of Oceanography, University of Washington College of Education and Ocean Inquiry project, is focused on bringing cutting-edge research about the ocean and taking science out of the laboratory and into learning communities that can put that knowledge to work so that citizens become better stewards of our marine and aquatic environment.

COSEE-OLC activities in 2009 included:

• Hosted a two-day workshop entitled ‘Exploring the Spectrum of Citizen Science’ in collaboration with the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Washington Sea Grant and the Puget Sound Partnership.

• To celebrate marine volunteers and the Ocean Sciences, hosted an evening program at the Seattle Aquarium for over 140 volunteers and leaders of marine-based organizations.

• Sponsored the participation of over 200 marine volunteers, leaders, educators, scientists and their families at the Seattle Aquarium’s Family Science Weekend.

• In collaboration with partner Ocean Inquiry Project, offered experiential research cruises to foster an appreciation of the ocean and increase awareness of our impact on it for students and volunteers ranging from fifth graders to retirees.

• Throughout the year, members of the COSEE-OLC team presented research about how, why, and where youth and adults learn about the oceans and the environment at national and international conferences.

• Within COSEE-OLC and funded through NSF’s Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences, the Sound Citizen Science Apprenticeship Program, a two-year pilot program was launched, and a partnership between the University of Washington School of Oceanography, the University of Washington Institute for Science and Mathematics Education and two youth groups in Seattle—YMCA BOLD and Passages Northwest. The program combines geoscience research and mentorship experiences for first-generation immigrant, Latino and African American youth who reside in the Seattle area. Apprentices learn to identify researchable questions, collect and process samples, interpret data and report results.

• COSEE-OLC has actively participated with the Education, Communication and Outreach Network (ECO Net); the education and outreach arm of the Puget Sound Partnership. The intention of this Puget Sound wide network is to strengthen relationships among organizations working in Puget Sound, which aligns well with the COSEE-OLC mission.

Northern fur seal collaborative breeding projectThere are only 12 northern fur seals living in zoos and aquariums in the United States. The Seattle Aquarium, New England Aquarium, Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut and New York Aquarium are collaborating to manage this group.

In July of 2009, Isaac, a nine-year-old breeding-age male born at the Seattle Aquarium, was transferred to the New England Aquarium to join with the remaining breeding-age females in hopes of producing pups. During the same month, Commander, a six-year-old male born at the Mystic Aquarium, arrived at the Seattle Aquarium to join our resident seals: 17-year-old male Al and 20-year-old female Woodstock.

Puget Sound harbor seal health assessmentAlso in 2009, Aquarium mammal biologists provided animal handling assistance with the annual Puget Sound harbor seal health assessments to biologists from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. During the assessments, seals are temporarily collected, tagged and marked. Before the seals are released, a variety of data is collected, including weight, body measurement, blood sample, hair samples for DNA, and blubber samples to study toxicology.

Black oyster catcherThe black oyster catcher is an all-black shorebird with a long, bright-red beak, pink legs and a red eye-ring. These monogamous birds breed with the same partner for life. A female black oyster catcher, hatched at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport Oregon, joined our resident female in the Birds and Shores exhibit in October of 2009. The exhibit was also renovated to include a second beach area that provides visitors with an up-close look at these beautiful birds.

Animals & exhibits: engaging our visitors

Needless to say, what inspires most visits to the Seattle Aquarium is the chance

to gaze upon an amazing diversity of marine life – the cross-section of Puget

Sound residents in the breathtakingly expansive Window on Washington Waters

exhibit, the luminous jellyfish in the Ring of Life exhibit, the vibrantly hued fish

in the Pacific Coral Reef exhibit, the charming seals and sea otters in the Marine

Mammal area, and much more.

Ensuring the well-being of these creatures takes a dedicated team – who work

not only at the Aquarium, but sometimes in the wild as well, in order to increase

understanding of the species on display in our facility. New developments related

to animals and exhibits at the Seattle Aquarium in 2009 are described below.

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The Seattle Aquarium Research Center for Conservation and Husbandry (SEARCCH) is guided by a mission that emphasizes

“pursuing knowledge to inspire conservation of our marine environment.” Its research projects to date have focused

primarily on species that are exhibited at the Seattle Aquarium. This creates the opportunity to deepen understanding of

these creatures and offer them optimum care while sharing data with the larger scientific community. The Seattle Aquarium

was involved in four primary areas of research in 2009.

Rockfish surveyThe Neah Bay reef survey continued for its fifth year, with Aquarium staff counting fish at four research stations in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Adult rockfish numbers in these areas were found to be stable, with no significant change in population from year to year. This information was shared at scientific meetings, such as the 2009 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference; findings from the first six years of monitoring are slated to be published in 2011.

While not exhibited at the Seattle Aquarium, sixgill sharks can often be observed swimming in the waters below the Aquarium’s Pier 59. The Seattle Aquarium began its research of the population genetics of these mysterious creatures in 2002. That research continued in 2009 with Aquarium biologists using 12 polymorphic markers to analyze over

350 Washington sixgills and over 200 Washington and California sevengills for genetic diversity, connection between individuals, gene flow between populations, and species differences.

New in 2009: fish diversity in HawaiiAquarium biologists conducted their first count of fish diversity and abundance in Hawaii by diver-performed video sampling along transects. This project was done in cooperation with Washington State University and the Hawaiian Department of Aquatic Resources.

For the ninth year in a row, Aquarium staff participated in the annual Washington sea otter survey. Also participating were biologists and volunteers from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Makah Tribal Fisheries, Quinalt Indian Nation and the Point

Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. To conduct the survey, biologists hike to remote locations and make ground counts that are used to corroborate aerial surveys. In 2009, approximately 1,000 animals were counted; a precise number couldn’t be confirmed due to weather. Overall, the rate of increase for this population since 1989 is 8.4%.

Additionally, the Seattle Aquarium hosted the Sixth International Sea Otter Conservation Workshop, which was attended by approximately 90 sea otter biologists from the United States, Europe, Canada and Russia.

Sea otter survey and conference

Research: increasing understanding at the Seattle Aquarium and beyond

Sixgill shark population genetics

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Balance Sheet ($’s in ‘000’s) 2009 2008

AssetsCash and Investments $6,453 $6,380Receivables and Other 2,042 2,118 Long Term Receivables - 296

Total Assets $8,495 $8,794

Liabilities and Net AssetsPayables and Other $ 674 $ 870Leasehold Financing 4,819 4,880

Total Liabilities $5,493 $5,750

Unrestricted Net Assets $1,516 $1,504Temporarily Restr. Net Assets 1,486 1,540

Total Net Assets $3,002 $3,044

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $8,495 $8,794

Revenue and Expense ($’s in ‘000’s) 2009 2008

RevenueNew Currents Campaign $ (21) $ 40Other Contributions/Fundraising 1,971 1,614Program-related Revenue 450 450Aquarium Concessions 892 886Miscellaneous 87 114

Total Revenues $3,379 $3,104

ExpenseProgram Expenses New Currents Project $ 459 $ 629 Other Program Expense 2,025 2,178Fundraising 469 343Management and General 469 474

Total Expenses $3,422 $3,624

Change in Net Assets $ (43) $ (520)

Net Assets, Beginning of Year $3,044 $3,564Net Assets, End of Year $3,001 $3,044

The statements shown above are condensed versions of our audited financial state-ments and do not include footnote disclosures. A copy of our audit report containing financial statements and accompanying footnotes is available upon request. Please contact Ryan Dean at (206) 838-3906 or [email protected] to request a copy.

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Education/Conservation 13.9%

Animal Care 18.7%

Membership 2.5%

Fundraising 4.4%

Management/General/Other 28.4%

Aquarium Operations 20.5%

Admissions/Cashier/Volunteers 11.6%

Other 2%

Enterprise 8.4%

Contributions/Fundraising/Grants 9.2%

Membership 11.5%

Admissions 68.9%

Robert Anderson Facilities/Operations Manager

Laura Austin Communications Specialist

Traci Belting Curator of Mammals & Birds

Katrina Bettis Volunteer Coordinator

Becky Bingham Special Projects Coordinator

Maxwell Boland Maintenance

Roberta Brooks Interpretation Supervisor

Susan Bullerdick COSEE Operations Manager

Mary Carlson Biologist – Mammals & Birds

Tim Carpenter Curator of Fish & Invertebrates

William Carroll Maintenance Facilities Supervisor

C.J. Casson Curator of Life Sciences

Hariana Chilstrom Interpretation Supervisor

Jeff Christiansen Dive Safety Officer

Ana Corado Senior Cashier

Rebekah Crowley Executive Assistant to CEO

Michael Darling Senior Planning & Development Specialist

Robert Davidson Chief Executive Officer

Ryan Dean Director of Finance & Administration

Angela Deccio Biologist – Fish & Invertebrates

Sue Donohue Smith Administration & Risk Manager

Andrea DosSantos Curator of Interpretation

Heidi Ebel Interpretation Supervisor

Malia Elsasser Reception & Birthday Party Planner

Jennifer Englert Development/Membership Associate

Daniel Galvin Senior Cashier

Penny Garrett Group Scheduler

Olivia Gelow Guest Services

David Glenn High School Volunteer Supervisor

Jamie Gunn Membership Manager & Print Production

Holly Haley Interpretation Supervisor

Margarite Hargrave Graphic Arts Designer

Katie Hart Interpretation Supervisor

Steven Harvey Exhibit Technician

Caroline Hempstead Biologist – Mammals & Birds

Jenny Hoefel Development Events Manager

Joel Hollander Biologist – Fish & Invertebrates

Charles Hopper Audio Visual Administrator

Carol Jackson Biologist – Mammals & Birds

Joshua Jaramillo Maintenance

Kathryn Kegel Biologist – Fish & Invertebrates

Robert Kiel Engineer

Nicole Killebrew Interpretation Supervisor

Gina Kim Guest Services

Tim Kuniholm Director of Marketing

Jodi Kunz Controller

Amelia Langi Maintenance

Darcie Larson Interpretation Program Coordinator

Shawn Larson Curator of Conservation Research

Jennie Leichtling Individual Giving Manager

Steve Lock Biologist - Evening

Nikki Manipon Senior Cashier

Janice Mathisen Community Outreach Coordinator

Karen Matsumoto Marine Science Education Coordinator

Rachel Mayer Aquarist

Bryan McNeil Biologist – Fish & Invertebrates

Silvester Mendoza Senior Cashier

Katie Metz Biologist – Fish & Invertebrates

Julie Miller Biologist – Mammals & Birds

Lori Montoya Director of Development

Martin Morris Biologist - Evening

Salvador Munoz Strategic Advisor

Daniel Newburn K-12 Programs Coordinator

Rodger Ogren Biologist – Mammals & Birds

Shari Okada Administrative Supervisor

Carmen Olds Biologist – Birds & Water Quality

Mark Plunkett Curator of Conservation

Peter Rodriguez Maintenance

Martin Rothwell Event Representative Lead

Marsha Savery Director of Marketing, Membership & Guest Impression

Gayle Schaefer Interpretation Administrator

Susan Schulz Life Sciences Administrator

Allie Serious Systems & Operations Specialist

Kathleen Sider Conservation Education Manager

Andy Sim Biologist – Fish & Invertebrates

Angela Smith Lab Specialist

Veronica Smolen Human Resources Director

Giovannina Souers Interpretation Supervisor

Brian Standeford Office Manager & Reception

Vicky Swalley Admission Supervisor

Marlon Taylor Senior Cashier

April Terrell Camp & Family Programs Coordinator

Tamsyn Theo Development Events Coordinator

Alan Tomita Biologist – Fish & Invertebrates

Marla Tullio Biologist – Mammals & Birds

Christopher Van Damme Biologist – Fish & Invertebrates

Alfredo Verzosa Strategic Advisor

Jenn Whitsett Marine Educator

Cherie Williams Curator of Education

Donald Williams Maintenance

Renatta Williams Group Scheduler

Ruth Yeomans Early Childhood Programs Coordinator

Steven Yong Biologist – Fish & Invertebrates

Seattle Aquarium Staff as of July 1st, 2010

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NASA grants $500,000 for exploring ocean science from space The Seattle Aquarium was one of thirteen nationwide institutions to receive a grant from NASA to engage learners of all ages as well as educators who work in formal or informal science education. The project will provide NASA-inspired science educational opportunities.

At the Aquarium, investment will be made to integrate knowledge gained from NASA ocean missions as content for an exhibit and complementary educational programs. The initiative will advance NASA’s initiative to encourage and develop the science, technology, engineering and math skills of all citizens. By September 2010, a new educational kiosk had been installed in the Marine Mammal exhibit area in Pier 60.

Splash! Gala celebrates the harbor sealChaired by Mary L. Bass of Wells

Fargo and Bill Chapin of the Seattle

Seahawks and Seattle Sounders

FC, the June 12th event attracted

another sell-out crowd of 600,

which filled the ballroom at the

Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel.

Raising $775,000 in gross revenue.

The event benefited from the

leadership of Honorary Chairs Tod

and Tara Leiweke and Tim and

Linda Ruskell. Over $140,000 was

raised for the Marine Conservation

Education Fund, from which we

underwrite the cost of visits to

the Aquarium by thousands of

disadvantaged children. Special

thanks go to our Title Sponsor, The

Boeing Company, and Presenting

Sponsor, the Seattle Seahawks.

Investments in our futureThe Aquarium is a growing, thriving organization and we rely on capacity-building investments to support our momentum. Funders who helped us succeed this year include the Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation, Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, John C. & Karyl K. Hughes Foundation, The Seattle Foundation, Wiancko Charitable Foundation and WWW Foundation.

2009 Support Summary

D.A. Davidson & Co. Otter Open Golf Classic Our annual golf fundraiser, sponsored by D.A. Davidson & Co., was held on September 21st at Broadmoor Golf Club and produced $110,000 in gross revenue. The event, chaired by Steve Moore of Contour, Inc. and Brian Hill of Sound Leasing Corporation, attracted 116 participants who enjoyed a fabulous day on the course, a reception and mini auction sponsored by Pinnacle.

Special thanksOur special thanks to the following

entities for their support of

important Aquarium programs,

efforts and events:

• Foley/Frischkorn Foundation for

Hawaii reef research

• Union Bank for sponsoring our

Finding Vino premier donor event

• The Educational Legacy Fund for

support of our Teen Naturalist

Volunteer Program

• NASA for the High School Intern

Program

• NOAA for Orca Education Outreach

SplaSh! 2009TitleSponsorThe Boeing Company

PresentingSponsorSeattle Seahawks

MarineConservationEducationSupporterWells Fargo

HotelPartnerSeattle Marriott Waterfront

ReceptionPartnerSodexo Leisure Services

RaffleSponsorBen Bridge Jeweler

MagnumPartnersDunham Cellars Fenwick & West LLP

CenterpiecePartnerSeattle Glassblowing Studio

Otter Open GOlf ClaSSiC

TitleSponsorD.A. Davidson & Co.

ReceptionSponsorPinnacle

ActivitySponsorsFenwick & West LLPLexus of BellevueTulalip Resort Casino

HoleSponsors1st Security Bank of Washington Callisons, Inc.The Ginger & Barry Ackerley FoundationMike’s Hard LemonadePacific PortfolioPier 57Sherwood Forest FarmsSound Leasing CorporationTwenty20 Inc.UBS Financial Services

MatchingGiftCompaniesAmgen Foundation Matching Gifts

ProgramBank of America Charitable FoundationExxonMobil FoundationIBM Matching Grants ProgramJPMorgan Chase & Co.Microsoft Matching Gifts ProgramStarbucks FoundationUBS Matching Gift ProgramUS AirwaysUS Bancorp Foundation Verizon

Seattle Aquarium 2009 EventsThe Seattle Aquarium is pleased to report on two successful fundraising events in 2009: Splash! 2009 and the Otter Open Golf Classic. The Aquarium thanks everyone who helped make these events such a success.

GiftPartnerMackay Restaurants

SilverSponsorsJPMorgan Chase & Co.Holland America LineMithūn

BronzeSponsorsArgosy CruisesD.A. Davidson & Co.ESP Printing / Mailing, Inc.Foss Maritime CompanyFoster Pepper PLLCLane Powell PCMike’s Hard LemonadeOceanWorks Group, LLCPedersen’s Event RentalsSpace Needle LLCStoel Rives LLPTurner Construction CompanyWright Hotels, Inc.

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OceanAdvocate

Giftsof$25,000+AnonymousKristine & Stanley BatyThe Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company

Charitable TrustCenter for Ocean Sciences

Education Excellence – Ocean Learning Communities

D.A. Davidson & Co.Mary & Stan HarrelsonJohn C. & Karyl Kay Hughes

FoundationLinda & Ted JohnsonKing Conservation DistrictKing CountyM.J. Murdock Charitable TrustSteve & Angie MooreNational Aeronautics and

Space AdministrationNational Oceanic and

Atmospheric AdministrationNational Science FoundationNesholm Family FoundationPuget Sound EnergyRiddell Williams P.S.Stuart & Lee RolfeThe Russell Family FoundationCity of SeattleThe Seattle FoundationSeattle SeahawksSeattle Sounders FC

Giftsof$10,000-$24,999Alaska AirlinesAmgenAnonymous (2)Scott & Debbie BalsamJack & Molly BeaudoinBonza BashJohn & Adrienne BrownBrown Family Private Founda-

tion

James Burgett & Leigh KinnishCallisons, Inc.Copacino + FujikadoCreative AccompliceEducational Legacy FundHolland America LineLarry & Ritchie HoodTraci & Brian JanssenThe Kellogg and Andrew

FamiliesJames P. & Leslie M. KerrKING Broadcasting CompanyKingfisher Capital LLCTod & Tara LeiwekeMackay RestaurantsMacy’s FoundationMargaret A. Cargill FoundationDavid McLauchlanMithūnRichard & Kathy MiyauchiModern Dog Design Co.National Geographic SocietyNordstromNorman Archibald Charitable

FoundationPrentice FamilyPyramid CommunicationsEmery W. RhodesJean RhodesSterling & Allison SankeySeattle Glassblowing StudioSeattle Marriott Waterfront

HotelCatherine Eaton Skinner &

David SkinnerSodexo Leisure ServicesScott & Sara TretheweyUnion BankBrenton WebsterWells FargoWiancko Charitable FoundationWWW Foundation

SoundCitizen

Giftsof$5,000-$9,999Christopher & Diana AckerleyThe Ginger & Barry Ackerley

FoundationTed & Danielle AckerleyMichelle BaldwinTom Alberg & Judi BeckArgosy CruisesGini & Harrell BeckRobert & Norma BergquistJohn & Mary BlackmanJohn Braden & M. Kristin John-

senLinda Breneman & Eric StrandCliff Burrows & Anna WhiteBrad & Lesley CanfieldCenter for Whale ResearchCFO SelectionsJoanne ChaseDale ChihulyKevin & Cary ClarkClark Nuber P.S.Clise Properties, Inc.Phil & Geda Condit FamilyJackie CostiganDowntown Seattle AssociationESP Printing / Mailing, Inc.Fenwick & West LLPNoelle FerwerdaRobert & Lucie FjeldstadLoise H. Foley, in memory ofFoss Maritime CompanyFoster Pepper PLLCFour Seasons Resort, Costa Rica

at Peninsula PapagayoLloyd & Janet FrinkSusan Gates & Jack PaauwGetty ImagesJohn & Connie GlowneyKurt & Alison GrevstadJames & Christina GurkeDan & Wendy Ershig GuyJohn Harris

Nancy & Hamilton HarrisJ. Brian Hill FamilyScott HornerThe Clams at Ivar’sJW Marriott Ihilani Resort & SpaDuff & Sharon KennedyKaty KinneyKatherine A. KrogslundPaul & Anne KundtzFrances KwapilLane Powell PCPhilippe & Juliet LeDorzeLexus of BellevueMajor League SoccerAnna McAllister &

Michael StrassburgerBruce & Jolene McCawKeith & Mary Kay McCaw

Family FoundationRon McDowell & Kathy

DickinsonChris & Katie McReynoldsMike’s Hard LemonadeHolly MiyamotoMyrtle L Atkinson FoundationDwight & Barbara NewellNintendo of AmericaNed & Susan PalmerPedersen’s Event RentalsPeg & Rick Young FoundationPinnacle RealtyCarrie RhodesSasquatch BooksSouth Hill Business &

Technology CenterSpace Needle LLCStoel Rives LLPTurner Construction CompanyJohn & Marilyn WarnerWashington Trust BankThe Whale MuseumGeorge & Colleen WilloughbyWright Hotels, Inc.Young’s Columbia Wine Co.

OrcaClan

Giftsof$2,500-$4,9991st Security Bank of WashingtonChap & Eve AlvordDon & Carol AudlemanMary L. BassBDA, Inc.David & Joanna BeitelDianne BellEric & Gloria BensussenJoel & Melissa BlairJay & Lois BondPaul & Debbie BrainerdRobert & Renee BraunBrown Bear Car WashThe Capital GrilleWilliam & Victoria ChapinAdam Crowley & Ashley AndrewMike & Maribeth DayBob & Lisa DoneganCarmen & Jose EsparzaTerry & Linda FinnFlack + KurtzG.M. NameplateKyle GriffithRoger & Cindy JobsK&L GatesKibble & PrenticeLaird Norton TyeeBrian & Diane LangstraatNorman & Paula LauOmar P. Lee & Christine L. LeeLIUNA Northwest Regional

OfficeChris & Lois MadisonSeamas & Trish MarkeyMayer Designs, Inc.Len & Rayne NahajskiNational Wildlife FederationJeffrey & Phyllis NomuraBruce & Jeannie NordstromThomas Ostrom &

Kathleen Geraghty

Pacific PortfolioPier 57Clifford Porter & Betty FetzerPrincess ToursThe Rial FamilyJohn & Sarah RindlaubJon & Judy RunstadSeattle Aquarium Society

QuiltersSherwood Forest FarmsLangdon & Anne SimonsJohn & Mary SnyderSound Leasing CorporationFrank & Linda SpringmannWilliam & Claudia StelleMike & Debbi StevensThomas C. SullivanAron & Sara ThompsonEric & Christine ThuesenTulalip Resort CasinoUBS Financial Services William & Susan VititoeWes & Bernie WardWards Cove CompanyH.S. Wright III & Kate Janeway

OtterClub

Giftsof$1,000-$2,499The 5th Avenue TheatreMarco & Molly AbbruzzeseRob & Sue AbramsonZachary & Angela AdamsAlteon Training LLCLucius & Phoebe AndrewAnonymousCatherine Irby & Schuyler ArnoldWilliam & Deirdre ArntzReid & Tameem BakkarCharles & Linda BarboJimmy & Patty BarrierEric & Rachel BaumgartnerBen Bridge JewelerDonna Benaroya

Michael Berry & HaeJa JagoeKevin & Katy BlairRobert & Sara BlairMichael & Tricia BrazierHerb Bridge & Edie HilliardTracy & Amy BriggsMeg & William BromfieldDarrel & Cathy BryanEd & Fiona BulenButler ValetCaffè Appassionato Coffee Co.Camelback Inn, a JW Marriott

Resort & SpaSamuel CangemiCapstone PartnersPhil & Jennie CarterWilliam CaspersonTim & Rene CharoniDouglas & Lander ChinChristopher Coburn &

Eliza Flug-CoburnChuck & Nancy CollinsRalph & Lisa ConnerR. Michael Crill & Catherine

NobisStephen & Linda CuddyF.K. & Lois CurtisMichael Darling & Shelley VoieRobert & Molly DavidsonCraig Davison & Michael LaneDiane’s Market Kitchen – An

Urban Cooking SchoolJames & Mary DunnamThe EdgewaterWill & Brooke EinsteinMargie & Clif ElliottEmerald DownsFrancisca EricksonEvent NetworkSarah FilmanDennis Forsyth & Elaine SpencerMatthew & Glenda GertzD. Wayne & Anne GittingerDavid & Elizabeth GoldbergDave & Debbie Grant

The Seattle Aquarium has inspired over 20 million visitors since opening in 1977. Sponsor and donor support allows the Aquarium to present mission-based exhibits, education programs, beach outreach and updated research on regional species including six gill sharks and Northern sea otters. With the transition of the Seattle Aquarium to nonprofit management, philanthropic support is more important than ever.

There are many ways to support the Aquarium:• Donate. Individual, foundation

and government support provides over 10% of Aquarium revenue.

• Join. Over 20,000 households enjoy the benefits of Aquarium membership.

• Visit. A record breaking 836,000 people visited the Aquarium in 2009.

• Volunteer. Over 700 volunteers enjoy interactions with our visitors and our animals.

Inspiring conservation of our marine environment

THANK YOU TO OUR 2009 SUPPORTERS

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Robert & Allison GraysonBert GregoryMark & Carolyn GuidryChristopher & Amy GulickRobert & Kayse GundramDuncan Haas & Birgit WalbaumSteve & Karen HallDonald Fleming & Elizabeth

HannaRon & Paula Harris-WhiteMichelle & Steve HeckHedges Family Estate WineryTom & Anne-Marie HedgesBob & Christy HentgesDeanna HillHarold & Mary HillWayne Holt & Phyllis KaidenSean Howard &

Bridget Baiss-HowardDan & Connie HungateGreg & Carol JamesMike & Diane JohanssonJW Marriott Desert Ridge

Resort & SpaJW Marriott Orlando, Grande

LakesK&L DistributorsLee Keller & Mike RuschFred & Lisa KingBill KirklandKaren Koon & Brad EdwardsAaron & Stephanie KornblumDoug & Sharon KossMichael & Jeri LeeJennie & Ivan LeichtlingPeter Levine & Susan OxholmGreg & Stacy LillMarc Lilly & Kecia StewartAlan & Kimberley LippmanEdmund Littlefield, Jr. & Julia

DerbyChad & Jennifer MackayGreg Massey & Omid IghaniStanley & Janet McCammonMark & Janet McClureMichael & Julie McKelveyJ. Terry & Kathleen McLaughlinKevin & Cathy McNichols

Jean Mernaugh & Hans Hoffmann

Meucci and Company, Inc.Monterey MarriottLori Montoya & Sam

HoughtalingArnold & Judy NessNJ Fine AssociatesKevin & Shirley NoltonLisa & James NordstromHeather NunnOceanWorks Group, LLCThe Oceanaire Seafood RoomVictor & Mary OdermatWendy & Eric OlmsteadBill O’Neill & Piper HopkinsOutdoor ResearchGreg & Barbara OwensRobert & Rachel PasterickFlorence PattenJennifer & Robert PetersBarbara PetersonLouis D. PetersonJoseph & Lisa PetschlSharon Philpott & Stephen FinnJudy Pigott Jeff & Susan RennerRepublic Parking Northwest Inc.James & Kalpana RhodesJacqueline Roberts & John

GossmanJ. Terry RocheCody & Scot RogersRotary Club of SeattleWilliam D. & Jill RuckelshausRobin Cheryl RussellRichard & Stephanie SaadaMarsha Savery & Greg Poitevin William SavoySeattle MarinersKirsten & John SharpAndrew ShortMickey & Pattie SmithGary Smith & Karen Smith

EkbladSarah SoutterChristopher SullivanDavid & Maryanne Tagney Jones

Dave & Mary Kay TalbotRon & Tina Tanemura FamilyBrad & Danielle TildenRandy & Ellen TinsethDavid & Chris TowneTwenty20 Inc.Robert, Chris & Erika UyDale & Liz VanDerscheldenVictoria ClipperDoug & Maggie WalkerWashington Partners, Inc.Cynthia Wayburn & James RoushEdward & Connie WhitePeter & Stephanie WielandWilliam & Suzanne WittmannCarol WrightDavid & Sally WrightJeffrey & Korynne WrightDavid Wu

OctopusCircle

Giftsof$500-$999Ackerley Partners, LLCAnonymousChuck & Susan ArmstrongArtistic Accent WallsDoug & Linda BarnesDonovan BartonSally BehnkeSusan Beller & Madelyn TylerRobert & Eileen BrennanBill Brindle & Jennifer WoolleyBroadmoor Golf ClubRyan & Alayna BrodersonCedergreen CellarsChateau Rollat WineryChateau Ste. Michelle

Vineyards & WineriesJohn & Patty CoffeyJason & Courtney CourterCovington CellarsJay & Jennifer CrowellJesper DahlDarby Winery Inc.Bill & Brenda Davis

DeLille CellarsThe Development LTDWright & Sandy DickinsonJohn & Dawn DorsettDuque Salon & SpaCheryl EbnerEsther Bricques WineryJacklyn Fasano-Whitten &

Robert WhittenWilliam Bryant & Barbara FeaseyBuck & Mary FergusonEd & Sharon FerrisFles WineGary & Chris FluhrerFour Seasons Hotel SeattleDale & Randi FreidigDavid Bradlee & Kathryn GardowGenuine Image PhotographyChuck & Karen GottschalkGPMCH FoundationDan Grausz & Clare MeekerBill GregerJerry & Lyn GrinsteinNils HagbergMark Hall & Pat AngellGregory & Laurie HatchAmy & Dan HolmesTom HoltHotel 1000Hotel AndraInterbay Food CompanyAllen & Nettie IsraelJeff Kaufer DJ EntertainmentAlika & Eva JennerEdgar & Sandra KirsoppLachini VineyardsShelly LacyJohn & Kristin LatousekRoss & Mary Jo LeventhalLaura LundgrenLaura & Ian MacNeilMike & Dana McLeanMichael Rosenberg PhotographyDouglas Murdock &

Elizabeth RappaportDoug & Nancy NorbergNuveen Investment, LLCOlsen Estates

Michael Ormes & Victoria Whitlock

Craig & Carla PittmanDrake & Charlotte PruittJeff & Dawn PrydeSusan Quick & Samuel MadisonMichael & Cheryl ReaganRebecca Douglas PhotographyThomas & Sally ReeveTed & Molly ReischlingSteve RidenourManya & David RossSalish Lodge and SpaSan Francisco MarriottJay & Amanda SchaeferSeattle StormKass & Becky SellsRobert & Jan SextonJohn Sharp & Marcia MinickSheraton Seattle HotelBernard & Susan SilbernagelJ. Ronald & Barbara SimJana Sleight & Deborah DreisSmasne CellarsH. Martin Smith IIIAlan Smith & Mei Ling ChanSpike Mafford FotografoJohn & Cristie StappGary & Susan StrandScott & Linda StrandjordDick & Linda TardifTimothy TomlinsonTom & Asha VirginSasha Visconty & Tim RitchieWalla Walla VintnersConnie & Owen WalsworthSheila & Gordon WeaverEric WestendorfAnthony Scott & Rochelle

WhelanJoe & Kacey WhitmanAnnette WillmsWoodland Park ZooAnn P. WyckoffZhaofeng Zhan & Yanhong Tong

OysterCatcher

Giftsof$300-$499A Nanny for UACT TheatreDan Amdur & Angela BergmanàMaurice CellarsArtisanal Wine CellarsStephen & Chaunise AvanessianPamela BaadeDouglas Barker & Elizabeth

SicktichBetty BastaiMonty & Hugh BeattyEric & Christine BehlingBella Terrazza Vineyards, LLCFraser & Deirdre BlackBecky BogardLinda BonicaEdgar & Elisabeth BottlerKenneth Bounds & Linda GortonJason Brantley & Heidi RobinsonMichel & Valerie BrotmanButch BlumCraig & Stef CallowayJohn & Beverly CareySteve & Petra CarlCharles & Amy CarterConnie ChambersChandler Reach Vineyards Larry & La Ruth ChristiansenRex & JoAnn ClarkPeter & Kim CleworthColumbia Hospitality Inc.Dean & Shelley ContiJeffrey Curnutt & Heather

WilliamsA.E. & Vasantha DanielDesert Springs, a JW Marriott

Resort & SpaDimitriou’s Jazz AlleyDiStefano WineryEfesteSue EvansAaron & Susan FairchildFifth Avenue Dance StudiosDrew Fillipo & Susan GriffithFinal Touch Detail

Paul & Beverly FletcherStephen FormanJan & Richard FormisanoFrozen FotoJoe FullerDiana Gale & Jerry HillisTimothy & Mary GallagherRoger & Kris GarrattBernard & Rochelle GoffeGray Line of SeattleSchuyler & Michele HavensLisa HedgesBenjamen & Susan HempsteadMark & Joni HerwickHilton Seattle HotelJ. Barry & Shirley June HoltHoodsport WineryChi Hsiao & Sharon BlockInn at the MarketCarol Sue Ivory-Carline & Jan

CarlineJacob Williams WineryRory & Amy JamesJohn & Tina JensenJHallstrom PhotographyKevin JohnsonJudy JollyChris Jones & Kira-Anne

SorensenOwen Kikuta & Monica VuongPhilip & July KippenSteve & Terryl KirschTim KuniholmLantz CellarsLenny Wilkens FoundationKerri Lewis & Eric NispurukOwen & Paige LloydLodmell CellarsColette LoweMarriott San Diego La JollaJames & Brooke McCurdyRicki & Shawna McMahonMary & Dave MeucciEdward Miles & Adrienne KarpovKristi MoenFred & Chris MohrNaficy Plastic Surgery &

Rejuvenation Center

Novelty Hill WineryO WinesGary & Mary OaklandOlympic Athletic ClubJohn & Ann O’NeilSandra OsbornMichael & Shoshanna OsterfeldPacific Northwest BalletRichard & Margy PetersonPETinksPoint Defiance Zoo & AquariumRed Sky WineryReininger WineryRenaissance Seattle HotelMitch & Berni RiceROAD ApparelHarold & Ellen RoeRon Bomba StudioPeter-Bart Rutten & Anna

AvdeyevaRyan Patrick VineyardsSan Diego Marriott Hotel &

MarinaSan Diego Marriott Mission

ValleySeattle ChocolatesTom Skerritt & Julie TokashikiGary & Susan SmithDavid & Naomi SpinakStarbucks Coffee CompanyThe Summit at SnoqualmieJulie Takasugi & Frank

WessbecherMargaret Taylor & Robert ElliottTiger Mountain Winery, LLCJoe & Simone TorresVan Quaethem

Chiropractic & MassageBrian & Rhonda VowinkelW Seattle HotelWilliam & Connie WaddingtonRobin & Elizabeth WallworkDon & Jeannie WelshWest Sound Wildlife ShelterBruce WilliamsCherie & James WilliamsThe Winemaker’s LoftMelodye YamadaJordan & Shelley Zundell

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Hoursofservicereachedin2009:

9,000hoursFrankie Tsoming

8,000hoursVivian Gross

7,000hoursLinda Rowley

6,000hoursJames Middleton

5,000hoursNorman Lau

4,000hoursStacy Thurston

3,000hoursGuy Becken & Eulalie Sullivan

2,000hoursJohn Anderson, Kana Imakura, Bill Moore and Allison Grayson

1,000hoursJack Beslanwitch, Bobby Delaney, Steve Fisher, Katie Fulkerson, Katie Holmes, Charles Hutchinson, Jake Jacobson, Teresa Jewell, Lois Johnson, Linda Lund-Wyatt, Andrea Marshall, Bill Matson, Mike Pearson, Paul Perkins, Jacki Roberts, Hideko Takahashi, Shelley Westerman and Matt Westman

500hoursJanet Beckmann, Fred Benedetti, Zoey Black, Rusty Brown, Mariko Bushcamp, Dean Conti, Norman Crites, Jennifer Davis Bergthold, Anna Fabrizio, Molly Feldman, Andrew Geer, Olivia Gelow, Jeff Guhl, Christian Harms Zum Spreckel, Carl Harrington, Amanda Hartnell, Martin Heyn, Laurel Kanawyer, Judith Maury, Fritz Merkel, Dave Metzger, Jessica Missel, Curtis Nelson, Roger Neubauer, Nancy Neuerburg, Heather Nunn, Sara Perry, Viktoria Ratchford, Susan Rousseau, Pamela Reaville, Mark Sideman and Kevin Tower

250hoursMary Beth Ackerman, Rylee Albert, Rachel Aronson, Dennus Baum, Marshall Brumer, Mariko Bushcamp, Bill Bennett, Christine Bennett, Richard Carmody, Jenifer Clark, Megan Conklin, Michael Cooper, Norman Crites, Liz Ewings, Vaughn Fierke, Katie Fulkerson, Andrew Geer, Cathy Goodnow, Krista Greene, Joan Hansen, Dave Healey, Darlene Huck, Ashley Kahlo, Caitlin Kidder, Angela Kong, Michael Kraft, Kristina Krass, John Laggart, Casey Leichter, Kerry Lusignan, Jodie Magnuson, Stacia Martineau, Megan Martzall, Maggie McDonald, Joyce Merkel, Giovanni Milan, Doug Miller, Jeanelle Miller, Michael Ogden, Celeste Osborne, Erika Pinney, Alastair Ramsay, Mary Kay Reynolds, David Rintoul, Bryan Rivard, Kira Rombeau, Susan Rousseau, Sara Perry, Christine Scott, Kim Barrett-Smith, Jennifer Smith, Kristin Swalley, Genajuade Tade, Jennifer Thorson, Chelsea Via, Kristine Wolahan, Vanessa Woo and Holly Zehnder

100hoursChris Allert, Karen Andres, Rachel Aronson, Kenneth Baccetti, Chris Bachmeier, Daniel Bachmeier, Benita Baird, Melanie Baker, Kim Barrett-Smith, Betty Bastai, Eve Beausoleil, Zachary Bender, Reghan Biddle, Marcia Blas, Lexi Brewer, Madison Bromel, Taylor Brooks, Deborah Bukis, Mariko Bushcamp, Diana Cardiff, Samuel Chamberlain, Jamie Coleman, Megan Conklin, Caitlin Corboy, Bronte Crook, Dana Davis, Jonathan Dean, Carrie Deyo, Kenneth Dillon, Gerry Dollar, Rebekah Ebeling, Cathy Ekblad, Melissa Erkel, Katherine Flowers, Jennifer Gardner, Pat Greene, Danielle Guloy, Ronda Holmes, Alicia Hoogerhyde, Darlene Huck, Jessica Jang, Sarah Johnson, Vicky Kalumbi, Jarett Kaplan, Jenna Keeton, Kevin Kiuchi, Morgan Kohler, Angela Kong, Rob LaRubbio, Mahalia Lind-Diamond, Sigird Llewellyn, Jack Love, Owen Lowry, Jodie Magnuson, Dylan Manning, Joe Markman, Nina Martinsen, Heather McCulloch, David McLean, Melissa Mefford, Felicia Merritt, Erin Middleton, Jeanelle Miller, Bryna Mills, James Moore, Kara Navradszky, John Ness, Alexandra Nicely, Michael Ogden, Jonathan Pederson, Laura Pfeifer, Linda Phan, Kristen Plessner, Mary-Kay Reynolds, Bryan Rivard, Eric Running, Kelly Salander, Georgia Sandahl, John Sanders, Kate Schmiett, Bruce Semple, Cheryl Serio, Daniel Sloan, Frank Smith, Michael Smith, Brittany Steinbacher, Janice Steuer, Karen Stewart, Elizabeth Swanser, Colin Taylor, Barbara Thrall, Richard Twiss, Hayley Vickers, Brad Wauldron, Vanessa Woo, Emily Wyckoff and York Wong

Seattle Aquarium VolunteersWe are tremendously grateful for our volunteers, whose gifts of time, expertise and enthusiasm combine for the benefit of Aquarium guests each and every day.

INSPIRING CONSERVATION OF OUR MARINE ENVIRONMENT

Through our animals and guest interactions we inspire wonder, joy,

a sense of magic, and curiosity about the incredible inhabitants

of the underwater world. Those feelings, in turn, inspire the

desire to care for and help save the earth’s oceans.

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