Our Mission
We inspire people to Explore, Discover, and Learn about Earth’s diverse ecosystems. All that we do at the Aquarium – caring for animals, teaching the public, visiting schools, and building partnerships – is part of our strategy to build and support healthy ecosystems around our Living Planet. Your gift is important and directly supports our animal care, educational programs, and conservation efforts.
Our Team
From the friendly faces selling tickets and the educators on the floor, to the keepers behind the scenes and the creators in the offices, every member of the Aquarium team shares an appreciation for our planet and is dedicated to using their talents to help the Aquarium fulfill our mission. The Aquarium employs over 160 staff members and continues to grow.
Brent Andersen
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Gary Christensen
Chief Financial Officer
Robert Castellano
Vice President of Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy
Ben Mead
Founder of the Mead Foundation
Board of Directors
Chair
Tim Cosgrove
Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office
Community Liason
Vice Chair
Michele DePasquale Hilton
Imagine Health
CFO
Treasurer
Jeffrey Flamm
Infinite Mind
President/CEO
Secretary
Ken Murdock
Seacology
President
Past Chair
Jim Loveland
Aces Athletics & Loveland Innovations
Founder & Owner
Director
Terry Grant
Utah Market, AltaBank
President
CEO/Founder
Brent Andersen
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
CEO
Donors
Blue Sky Solar
Davis Family Foundation
Dell Loy Hansen Family Foundation
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
Flamm Family Foundation
Friends of the Aquarium
George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
George W. Perkins, Jr.
Jessica & Shawn Olphin
Joseph & Kathleen Sorenson Legacy Foundation
Ken Murdock
Larry H. and Gail Miller Family Foundation
James B. Loveland Memorial Foundation
McCarthey Family Foundation
Rocky Mountain Power
Roto Aire and Gail & Sidney Waite
Sam & Aline W. Skaggs Foundation
Schmidtke Family
Sorenson Legacy Foundation
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
The Nature Conservancy
Union Pacific Foundation
Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Utah State Office of Education
Wheeler Foundation
Williams Companies
Tomilee Tilley Family Fund
Founders
Central Utah Water Conservancy District
James B. Loveland Memorial Foundation
Salt Lake County
Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks
State of Utah
George W. Perkins, Jr.
Katherine & Ezekiel Dumke, Jr. Foundation
The Boyer Company
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Sorenson Legacy Foundation
Larry H. and Gail Miller Foundation
Mountain America Credit Union
Salt Lake Community College
Utah Division of Water Resources
Adobe
Arthur & Gail Benjamin Foundation
The Clark Foundation
D. Forrest & Gerda M. Greene Foundation
Richard S. Prows
Rocky Mountain Power
The Walbridge Fund
White Family Trust
Impact Research
KSTU Fox 13 Television
Layton Construction
Morgan Stanley
Neptune Divers
RBM Services
RotoAire Filters
Scheels
Wheeler Foundation
USANA
Zions Bank
Kent and Pam England
American Express
Andrew Powell
Billy Hensler
Brent V. Andersen
Child Family Foundation
Citadel Broadcasting
Clear Channel Communications
Comcast
Delta Air Lines
goBE Realty
Harmons Grocery
Interior Solutions
KSL Television
The Nature Conservancy of Utah
Novell
Anonymous (Palladium Foundation)
Richter 7
Sandy City
Sydney Vie
Smith Food & Drug
Stonehaven Dental
Snell & Wilmer
Swire Coca-Cola
Tanner LLC
Utah Office of Museum Services
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XMission
Young Electric Sign Company
Aspen Press
AutoDesk
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B R E Properties
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Conely Company
Corporate Edge Printing & Marketing
Brad Daniels
Discover Financial Services
E*Trade
Fat Pipe
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Flamm Family Foundation
Trace Gordon
Harrington Industrial Plastics
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Lance Kocherhans & Jared Jeppson
Lakeview Hospital
Christopher Layton
Marsh
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Ken Murdock
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Pi Foundation
Jan Stumacher
Troy & Jean Takach
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Utah Travel Council
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Scott Anderson
Ashton Family Foundation
Robert Bennett
Bird & Exotic Pet Hospital
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Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
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Dako Corporation
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In Memory of LaVaughn & Kathryn Robison
Ron Hartford Painting & Construction
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Ann Stanger
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