Tennessee Aquarium Board of Trustees – 2025
Valoria Armstrong, Board Chair
Chief Global Inclusion and Diversity Officer, Unum
Scott Pierce, Vice Chair / Chair Elect
Executive VP & COO, BlueCross BlueShield of TN
Dr. Catherine Colby, Secretary
Community Development Consultant – Latin America and the Caribbean
Patrick Stowe, Treasurer
Managing Director, Pointer Management Company
Cameron Doody
Co-Founder and General Partner, Brickyard
Wade Hinton, Esq.
CEO & Founder, Hinton & Company
Candy C. Johnson, MPA
President & CEO, Urban League of Chattanooga
Daphne Kirksey
External & Government Affairs Manager, Tennessee American Water
Harrison Lewis
Senior Accountant, Ernst & Young
Stacy Lightfoot
Vice Chancellor for Access and Engagement, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Matt M. Rasmussen
Senior Vice President – Nuclear Operations, TVA
Shalin Tejani
President & Owner, Ribbons and Bows Oh My!
Tennessee Aquarium Leadership
Gordon Stalans Interim President / CEO, V.P., COO, CFO, CIO
Directly Reporting to the President & CEO:
Thom Benson V.P., Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Thom Demas V.P., Chief Husbandry and Exhibits Officer
Michael Floyd V.P., Chief Guest Experience Officer
Anna L. George, Ph.D. V.P., Chief Conservation and Education Officer
Melanie King V.P., Chief Development Officer
Mara-Lynne Payne Director of Inclusion, Equity and Diversity
Julie Piper V.P., Chief Human Resources Officer
Michelle Thompson Executive Assistant & Board Liaison