Executive Team
Robert W. Davidson (Bob)
President & CEO
Brad Rutherford
Chief Operating Officer
Grant Abel
VP of Life Sciences
Derek Baker
Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives & Government Affairs
Susan Bullerdick, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Capital Projects
Efrat Hurvitz
Senior Director of People & Culture
Rick Johnson
VP of Finance
Tim Kuniholm
Senior Director of Public Relations & Strategic Partnerships
Erin Meyer, Ph.D.
VP of Conservation Programs & Partnerships
Tom Nguyen
Senior Director of Technology
Jesse Phillips-Kress
VP of Facilities & Operations
Rachael Weakland
VP of Philanthropy
Jim Wharton, Ph.D.
VP of Conservation Engagement & Learning
Kat Willson
VP of Marketing & Communications
Board Meetings
2023 Meeting Dates
Board meetings are held at 12pm, unless otherwise noted. Meetings are open to the public and will be held at the Seattle Aquarium and simultaneously streamed online.
Upcoming Meetings:
- June 13 - Watch on YouTube at 12pm Pacific; Meeting agenda
- November 14
- December 19
Public Comments
Public comments are welcome at the board meetings. A 10-minute public comment period is provided at the beginning of each regular meeting of the board.
A sign-up sheet will be available upon check-in at the Seattle Aquarium. Time will allotted on a first come, first served basis with up to two minutes allowed per speaker. Public comments can also be submitted via email at publiccomment@seattleaquarium.org.
All written comments must be submitted by 10:00 am the Monday before the meeting and will be distributed to all board members prior to the meeting. If you have questions regarding board meetings, please send an email to contactus@seattleaquarium.org.
Board Information
For inquiries regarding the Seattle Aquarium Board of Directors or Auxiliary Board please contact us.
Board of Directors
OFFICERS
*Michael Guidon, Goldman Sachs
Chair
*†Melissa Mager, conservationist and retired attorney
Immediate past chair
*Karissa A. Marker, retired, KPMG
Treasurer
*Erin J. Letey, Fox Rothschild LLP
Secretary
**Robert W. Davidson
President & CEO
Directors
Mike Anderson, Pay Northwest LLC
Kevin L. Blair, Washington Trust Bank
Andrew Bleiman, Tractive GmbH
John R. Braden, retired, Seattle Aquarium
Duncan Butcher, ARTICA
Bill Chapin, NHL Seattle
Eddie Chang, Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty
Cary Clark, Argosy Cruises
Baionne Coleman, Rainier Valley Leadership Academy; The Global Majority Consortium
John Delaney, Lindblad Expeditions
AP Diaz, Seattle Parks and Recreation
Patti Dill, Community Volunteer
*†Bob C. Donegan, Ivar’s, Inc.
*William T. Einstein, Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
Susan L. Gates, retired, Beneficial State Bank
Effie Gleason, Gull Industries
Philip M. Guess, K&L Gates LLP
*†James C. Gurke, retired, Getty Images
†Dan M. Guy III, retired, Columbia Pacific Capital Management
Janet Haberbush, Community Volunteer
*Stephanie Kornblum, Marketing law attorney
Mark E. Kramer, F5 Networks
Katherine A. Krogslund, University of Washington, School of Oceanography
Gary Kunis, Community Volunteer
Andrew J. Lewis, Seattle City Council—District 7
*Lisa C. Luther, Nordstrom
*Laura MacNeil, PNC Bank, N.A.
Dave Magee, CBRE
†J. Terry McLaughlin, retired, The Professional Basketball Club, LLC
Robert W. Power, SEA CON LLC
Tom Raaf, eBay
*†Stuart T. Rolfe, Wright Hotels, Inc.
Casey J. Schuchart, Schuchart
Ivan Seda, BECU
Christian Sinderman, Northwest Passage Consulting
*Gary S. Smith, Lease Crutcher Lewis
*Gary T. Smith, Smith and Stark
Julie Syrdal, Community Volunteer
*†Randy J. Tinseth, retired, The Boeing Company
Marcus Trufant, Trufant Family Foundation; Self Storage; retired Seattle Seahawks
Michael Trzupek, Imagination Technologies
Carla C. Wigen, Laird Norton Wealth Management
Christopher Williams, Parks Alternate
*†George V. Willoughby Jr., retired, King Broadcasting
*Charles Wright, Wright Associates
Susie Wyckoff, Community volunteer
Emeritus
†Ted Ackerley
**William C. Arntz
†Don Audleman
Mary L. Bass
Gini Beck
Lesley Canfield
†Dan Hungate
Linda K. Johnson
†James P. Kerr
†Paul J. Kundtz
Eric Steinwinder
*Executive committee
**Ex-officio
†Past chair
Auxiliary Board
The Seattle Aquarium auxiliary board formed in December of 2014 to actively involve Seattle’s young professionals and their communities in the Aquarium’s mission through innovative and engaging programs, events and activities.
OFFICERS
Emily Power, Ocean Made
Chair
Jes Collins, Community Volunteer
Vice chair
Lindsay Everhart, Goldman Sachs
Treasurer
Members
Bill Berger, Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions
Marie Flatley, Meta
Luke Hamlin, Kestra Medical Technologies
Kendall Krause, Bill and Melinda Gates
Devin Kunysz, SalesForce
Deb Kay Murphy, Frog
Nicole Pargoff, Amplify Consulting Partners
Sophie Riley, AHT Insurance
Bryant Smick, Grafana Labs
Brandon Smith, Amazon
Arun Talwar, Wheelhouse Digital Marketing Group
Alicia Wetmore, StealthCo.
Annual Reports
2021 annual report
2020 annual report
2019 annual report
2018 annual report
2017 annual report
2016 annual report
2015 annual report
2014 annual report
