Tennessee Aquarium Board of Trustees – 2025
Scott Pierce, Board Chair
Executive VP & COO, BlueCross BlueShield of TN
Patrick Stowe, Vice Chair
Managing Director, Pointer Management Company
Daphne Kirksey, Treasurer
External & Government Affairs, Tennessee American Water Company
Matthew “Matt” Rasmussen, Secretary
Senior Vice President – Nuclear Operations, TVA
Liz Ahmed
Executive Vice President, People & Communications, Unum
Paul T. Dickenson
CFO, One to One Health
Wade Hinton, Esq.
CEO & Founder, Hinton & Company
Harrison Lewis
Senior Accountant, Ernst & Young
Stacy Lightfoot
Vice Chancellor for Access & Engagement, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Don Mueller
President & CEP, Siskin Children’s Institute
Eric Myers
Executive Director, Chattanooga Design Studio
Aletheia Silcott
Chief Human Resources Officer, Astec
Shalin Tejani
President & Owner, Ribbons and Bows Oh My!
CEO and Co-Founder, Legacy Dental Group
Tennessee Aquarium Leadership
Andrew Wood, President & CEO
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
Gordon Stalans V.P., COO, CFO, CIO
Michelle Thompson Executive Assistant & Board Liaison