Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE WORLD'S AQUATIC TREASURES.
BIOLOGICAL PROGRAMS:THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM'S LIVING COLLECTION INCLUDES MORE THAN 2,500 ANIMALS FROM MORE THAN 250 SALT AND FRESHWATER SPECIES INCLUDING ENDANGERED SPECIES THAT ARE SHOWCASED IN RE-CREATED HABITATS. THE BIOLOGICAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT PROVIDES THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE FOR THE COLLECTION AND WORKS TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF WILD POPULATIONS AND THEIR HABITATS. IN ADDITION, BIOLOGICAL PROGRAMS STAFF PARTICIPATES IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND FIELD WORK TO SUPPORT SPECIES AND HABITAT CONSERVATION, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON NEARBY AQUATIC RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.
CONSERVATION EDUCATION:THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS HELP STUDENTS AND TEACHERS GAIN LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND IMPROVE SCIENCE LEARNING, ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE STRUGGLING TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON LEARNING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 5,800 STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES VISIT, WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,700 COMING FROM THE DISTRICT, WHICH HAS MANY STRUGGLING SCHOOLS. THE NATIONAL AQUARIUMS FREE ADMISSION PROGRAM, AVAILABLE TO DC PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOL CHILDREN, INTRODUCES UNDERSERVED STUDENTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND MARINE SCIENCE. PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH INCLUDE CURRICULUM SUPPORT; TEACHER ORIENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER TRAININGS; AND GRADE-APPROPRIATE CLASSROOM PROGRAMS THAT MEET NATIONAL AND STATE CURRICULUM STANDARDS.
VISITOR OPERATIONS:ESTABLISHED IN 1873, THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM, WASHINGTON, DC, IS THE OLDEST NON-PROFIT AQUARIUM IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2003, THE DC AQUARIUM AFFILIATED WITH THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM IN BALTIMORE AND TOGETHER, THE TWO AQUARIUMS WORK TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE WORLD'S AQUATIC TREASURES. EACH YEAR, THE AQUARIUM WELCOMES MORE THAN 169,000 VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE ITS 65 EXHIBITS HIGHLIGHTING THE AMAZING ANIMALS AND ENVIRONMENTS THAT CAN BE FOUND IN AMERICA'S NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES, MARINE RESERVES, NATIONAL PARKS, AND OTHER AQUATIC TREASURES. AS NATURAL CLASSROOMS, CHERISHED RECREATIONAL SPOTS, AND VALUABLE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIES, THESE AQUATIC PROTECTED AREAS REPRESENT THE EMOTIONAL AND ECONOMIC TIES OF OUR COUNTRY TO THE WATER.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Scott Perich | VICE PRESIDENT OF EXHIBITS AND DESIGN | 3 | $0 |
| Candace Osunsade | VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES | 5 | $0 |
| Sean P Delaney | VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE | 3 | $0 |
| Timothy Pula | VICE PRESIDENT OF CAPITAL PLANNING AND FACILITIES | 6 | $0 |
| Brent Whitaker | VICE PRESIDENT OF BIOLOGICAL PROGRAMS | 11 | $0 |
| Steven Schindler | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER | 6 | $0 |
| Kathleen A Sher | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | 3 | $0 |
| Dale Schmidt | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (BEG. 5/2013) | 12 | $0 |
| Paula S Schaedlich | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (THRU 8/2013) | 8 | $0 |
| Bruce S Hoffberger | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 9 | $0 |
| John C Racanelli | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 3 | $0 |
| Daniel Wubah | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Otto Wolff | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Wagner | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Shulman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nina Selin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Rovner | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marianela Peralta | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Randall Griffin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Droppa | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| James Connaughton | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| James Bowers | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carole Baldwin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Neuman | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Tamika Tremaglio | CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
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