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((New England Aquarium ))
Annual Report 2005
(( Letter to our Supporters ))
Dear Friends of the
New England Aquarium:
In 2005, change was all around
us at the New England Aquarium.
One of us, Bud, took the helm as the
Aquarium’s new President and CEO in
September, ready and eager to lead the Aquarium
forward. We welcomed three new trustees and
eleven new overseers to our two boards, adding
a great deal of experience and passion for the
Aquarium’s mission to present, promote and protect
the world of water.
Down on Central Wharf, we introduced a terrific
series of theme programs (Sharks: Tales and Truths
and Turtle Trek) to give visitors a whole new way
to experience our exhibits. We made significant
progress in modernizing key structural components of
the Aquarium, saw attendance increase three percent
over 2004, and continued to strengthen our finances
by finishing the year with an operating surplus. We
also watched the Boston waterfront take on new life
as the Rose Kennedy Greenway finally began to rise
from the dust and clutter of the Big Dig.
Equally important, we extended the reach of our
pioneering marine conservation programs, continued
our longstanding efforts to protect the North
Atlantic right whale, Kemp’s ridley seaturtle and
other endangered species, and forged exciting partnerships with businesses to provide consumers with
seafood harvested from well-managed stocks
throughout the world.
All of these developments give us great confidence in the Aquarium’s future, and have helped
lay the groundwork for a new five-year Action Plan
that will be completed by the end of 2006. None of
this could have been accomplished without the help
of the Aquarium’s incredibly dedicated staff, evergrowing membership, generous support of many
foundations, and loyalty of our wonderful contributors. For that we are most grateful!
Sincerely,
Bud Ris
President and CEO
R. William Burgess Jr.
Chair, Board of Trustees
Contents
(2) Programs and Exhibits
(4) Marine Animal Health and Rescue
(6) Global Marine Programs
(8) Research
(10) Education
(12) Thank You to our Volunteers
(13) Year-End Financial Summary
(16) Philanthropic Support
(25) New England Aquarium Corporation
(26) Publications and Papers
(28) Aquarium Staff Listing
Photo credits: (front cover, coral, sea star) Emre Turak. (front cover, seahorse)
Kindra Clineff. (inside cover) Kindra Clineff. (2, sharks) sharkwater.com,
(2, turtle) Kindra Clineff, (2, building) Eun Jung Ree. (4, leatherback turtles)
Cristina Santiestevan, (4, Kemp’s ridleys) Sarah Bean. (5, card illustrations)
Third graders at Montclair School, Quincy, MA. (6, divers among coral)
David Doubilet, (6, corals) Emre Turak. (7) Emre Turak. (8, researcher) John
Swift. (9, butterflyfish) Roger Steene. (10, top two photos) Tony Rinaldo. (11)
Seapics.com. (12) Joanna Rothman and Rhiannon Lewis. (16) Lindsay
Schiavoni. (17, corals) David Doubilet. (17, clownfish) Tim Werner. (18)
Cristina Santiestevan. (19) Kindra Clineff. (20, Rockefeller) Dianne E. Delucia.
(20, Benchley) Lindsay Schiavoni. (22) Courtesy of IMAX Corporation. (24)
Jonathan Kannair. (back cover) David Doubilet.
Programs and Exhibits ( )
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designed new science and math
activities for young visitors, and
this space will be a focal point for
family programs in the Aquarium
main building.
The Aquarium is working
toward many goals for 2006 and
beyond. Raising approximately $5
million for a new sea lion exhibit
is a high priority. The Aquarium’s
four sea lions are being temporarily
relocated while the design, fundraising and construction of the
new exhibit takes place. The new
design features more natural light,
increased space, less noise, more
opportunity for social interaction
among the animals, and increased
visitor interaction with the
animals and trainers.
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During the summer of 2005,
the New England Aquarium
launched a new and innovative
programming approach,
beginning with Sharks: Tales
and Truths. By combining interactive activities, specially trained
educators (the Shark Team),
take-home materials (a Shark
Passport), and an IMAX film (the
wildly popular Sharks 3D), we
drew attention to our collection
of sharks and shark relatives that
live throughout the Aquarium
and presented it in a new way to
engage people of all ages.
Sharks conveyed several
themes: sharks are interesting;
there are many different kinds
of sharks; sharks are threatened
by man and are not nearly as
dangerous to man as people
think; and there are things people
can do to help protect sharks.
Exit interviews show that the
majority of visitors left with a
basic understanding of these
concepts.
Many staff members representing several departments
planned and executed this program. From education to animal
husbandry, conservation, marketing, communications and design,
our Theme Team combined goals
and strengths to
create a successful
program. The team
took advantage of our
existing collections and
the expertise of Aquarium
staff—and successfully attracted
new visitors, increased our overall
attendance and achieved our education goals, while saving the
expense of bringing in a temporary
exhibit or acquiring new animals.
In November 2005, we
unveiled the second theme program: Turtle Trek. This program
coincided with seaturtle stranding
season, when endangered seaturtles
recuperate in our medical center,
which is visible to visitors. Turtle
Trek combined strong conservation themes (all seaturtles are
endangered), real-life activity in
our medical center (including the
viewing of baby turtles hatched
here), several interactive components, a web-based activity that
encouraged visitors to continue
learning at home, and evening
lectures by professionals working
to protect turtles.
In April 2005, we held an
official opening for the Curious
George Discovery Corner on the
first floor of the Aquarium, thanks
to support from the Curious
George Foundation. This bright
space includes a carpeted stage and
fun corner, crawl-through entry for
kids, a 37-inch plasma screen for
presentations, DVD/VCR player
and a flex cam. Education staff
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(( Programs and Exhibits ))
Marine Animal Health and Rescue ( )
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animals coming ashore within a
short period of time, sometimes
over a large geographic area. The
stranding event triggers a cascade
of physiological changes in the
animals, often culminating in a
state of shock, which can become
debilitating and life threatening.
Thanks to funding from the
Prescott Stranding Grant, we were
able to perform the first satellite
tagging of a beach-released, mass
stranded dolphin that we are
aware of. We have also successfully
tracked two beach-released dolphins from separate mass stranding
events and have funding to tag
more animals.
Other notable events included the hatching of six yellowspotted Amazon River turtles in
the Aquarium’s Animal Medical
Center and the successful rescue
and rehabilitation of a severely ill
and wounded female grey seal.
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Several unique and important
events led to a busy year for the
animal health department (AHD)
and the rescue and rehabilitation
department at the Aquarium.
On October 31, the
Aquarium rescued a 380-pound
sub-adult leatherback seaturtle
from a beach in Dennis, MA,
after the turtle stranded there two
days in a row. This was an historic
event. Leatherbacks are the
world’s largest turtle, with some
adults weighing as much as a ton.
They are critically endangered,
and their primary habitat is the
open ocean, so strandings of even
dead leatherbacks are rare. Little
is known or published about their
health status. Almost all of the
leatherbacks that have stranded
on Cape Cod in the past 25 years
were near death, usually from
injuries due to boat strikes or
entanglement in fishing gear.
The turtle was thin, lethargic and showed signs of distress.
It was clear that the animal was
critically ill, but not clear why.
Once back at the Aquarium, staff
worked around the clock to perform full diagnostics and treat
the animal with antibiotics and
fluids. Since the turtle was not
accustomed to boundaries in
its open-ocean
habitat, Aquarium
staff designed an
in-water restraining
vest to keep it from
colliding with the tank
walls and injuring itself. The
invention of the harness will
likely affect the future of
leatherback rehabilitation.
Although the leatherback
did not ultimately survive due to
a severe fungal lung infection,
the collaboration between the
veterinarians and the rescue team
contributed a great deal of new
information to what we know
about these rare creatures. We are
extremely proud of our response
and our contribution to the knowledge base about this rare animal.
One large step forward in
our seaturtle program was our
post-release monitoring of an
endangered Kemp’s ridley and a
threatened green seaturtle. We
began satellite-tagging turtles
upon their release into the ocean
to provide insight on how the animals fare once they return to their
natural environment. The project
is currently providing information
on survivorship, habitat use, migration routes and dive behavior.
We responded to a number of
mass stranding events throughout
2005. Mass strandings of whales
or dolphins are extraordinary, catastrophic events that present many
challenges. In Cape Cod Bay, they
often involve large numbers of
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(( Marine Animal Health and Rescue ))
Global Marine Programs ( )
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the Aquarium’s project in Kiribati
to conserve coral reefs. WOW
films are seen by tens of millions
of viewers around the world each
year. We are producing high-definition TV (HDTV) short films for
viewing in our IMAX Theatre.
Sappi Fine Paper North America,
the Aquarium’s first Corporate
Conservation Partner, provided
support for a video short on South
African penguins in the wild and
our own penguin conservation
projects. In the Aquarium’s main
building, we began projecting large
HD images of turtles in the wild
onto our new Ocean Wall. We
believe this will better inform
visitors about our global conservation activities and create a vivid
sense of discovery.
The Marine Conservation
Action Fund (MCAF) recently
provided funding to help monitor
and protect the endangered whale
shark in Western Australia and
to study the effects of mercury
on seaturtles.
We released a report on the
first ever health assessment and
satellite tagging of Hector’s dolphin in New Zealand, one of the
most endangered dolphin species
in the world.
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After the devastating Indian
Ocean tsunami took more than
216,000 lives in December of
2004, it became clear that
humans were not the only
casualties from the storm. Many
scientists began to ask: What
other lasting, damaging effects
did the tsunami have?
New England Aquarium
scientist Gregory Stone led an
expedition with the National
Geographic Society to survey
Thailand’s coral reefs and answer
that question. Like rainforests on
land, coral reefs are complex and
species-rich environments, and
are among the most diverse
ecosystems. The results of the
coral reef survey were both surprising and incredibly disappointing. While the team found not as
much damage from the tsunami as
perhaps they expected, the damage inflicted on our coral reefs—
and the precious, diverse life
within them—is constant, a
product of human impacts, not
of a single natural disaster.
An article summarizing the
results of the expedition appeared
in the December 2005 issue of
National Geographic, and the
Aquarium released a full report on
our website. News outlets from
around the world
covered this story.
We also created
a high-definition
short film of the
expedition to show
before IMAX films in our
Simons IMAX Theatre.
The Phoenix Islands—part
of the country of Kiribati in the
South Pacific—are eight small
islands with pristine beauty,
especially in its coral reefs. With
funding from Conservation International’s Global Conservation
Fund, the Aquarium led a delegation to Kiribati in June and
December of 2005 to collaborate
with the government and establish
one of the largest marine protected
areas in the world to preserve the
rare biodiversity of this area.
The Aquarium is working
hard to keep seafood around in
the future. Our ChoiceCatchTM
program works directly with major
seafood buyers to promote sustainable fisheries. Our work with
Ahold USA, the parent company
of Stop and Shop, guides this large
food distributor to source seafood
that favors marine conservation.
Our Celebrate Seafood initiative
also highlights environmentally
responsible seafood choices for our
visitors through information on
our website and through a Fish of
the Month special entrée in our
Harbor View Café each week.
Our award-winning World of
Water film series released Paradise
Found: The Phoenix Islands, about
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(( Global Marine Programs ))
Research ( )
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throughout the year, with
record-breaking sightings of
courtship groups, a large number
of calves, and a highly successful
series of inshore and offshore
surveys.
We conducted health
assessments on 22 live harp
and hooded seals as part of a
study on why these seals are so
far south. The study included
sampling several other animals
that were collected for rehabilitation, and conducting necropsies (animal autopsies) on many
deceased animals.
With collaborators from
the University of Southern
Maine, we conducted surveys
to begin a census of marine life
on Platts Bank in July of 2005
with the Aquarium’s new
research vessel Galatea. This
program will evaluate the roles
that large vertebrates play in the
Gulf of Maine ecosystem.
We continue to use GIS
(Geographical Information
System) to map locations of
seaturtles, track right whale
locations and analyze right
whale movements from sightings
and survey information. We
collaborate with the University
of New England to look at the
patterns in right
whale sightings
over the
past 24
years.
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eye movement
to determine what
features of a net
are aversive to cod.
The goal is to reduce
bycatch by redesigning
nets to enable juvenile fishes to
Our newest research program
escape at the beginning of the
includes building innovative
trawl, where chances of survival
ropes and fishing gear that
are greater.
will reduce marine bycatch—
As the levels of harvested
marine creatures that are
wild fish reach peak levels, we
unintentionally caught while
aim to minimize the negative
fishing for another species.
impacts and maximize the
One of these ropes is specially
benefits of aquaculture (cultidesigned to lie on the ocean
vating fish under controlled
floor without abrasion, one
conditions), including ways to
glows in the dark (so whales
minimize salmon escapement,
can avoid it), and one is weak
uncover methods for crustacean
enough that most large marine
population enhancement and
animals can break free if they
develop products high in omegaget entangled. Several Maine
3 fatty acids. Our laboratory
lobstermen are testing this gear
to help us evaluate how it works. studies of the American lobster
explore how shell growth and
We completed our study
nutrition impact the onset of
of the physiological responses
shell disease. We also study the
and the survival of sub legalrural economies relevant to the
sized spiny dogfish after they
are accidentally caught by com- wild harvest of Brazilian ornamental fish and how this trade
mercial trawl gear. Preliminary
can be modeled to create a cerresults indicate that dogfish
tification program for all South
thrown back after moderately
American fisheries.
sized catches exhibit good surAquarium scientists led a
vival rates.
large group of authors on a paper
We continued studying
published in Science in July,
fish behavioral diversity,
honing in on how social organi- entitled “Right Whales in
Crisis,” calling attention to the
zation is controlled by small
continuing negative human
molecules found in the brains
impacts on this critically endanof African cichlid fishes.
gered population. Field studies
Using behavioral techniques, we began exploring fish of right whales continued
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Education ( )
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in a more personal manner.
The Aquarium’s Teacher
Resource Center (TRC) served
more than 3,000 teachers through
workshops and consultations in
2005. Hundreds of items from
the TRC were loaned out for
classroom use.
Lowell Institute support
allowed us to continue our evening
education programs, including
free lectures and film screenings.
In the spring, we focused on connections between human health
and ocean species.
The National Science
Foundation-funded Center for
Ocean Sciences Education
Excellence (COSEE-NE), in partnership with the University of
Massachusetts, the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution and
others, launched a renovated
website at www.cosee-ne.net. We
also sponsored new Ocean Science
Education Institutes (OSEI) that
aim to infuse ocean science
research into middle school classrooms by fostering interactions
between educators and researchers.
COSEE-NE also facilitated a meeting in December to create a new
collaborative network intended to
foster ocean science literacy in
New England.
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In 2005, the education department expanded our Family
Explorers Program to welcome
children as young as seven
months old, with a parent. Our
other Family Explorer Programs
continued to teach and engage
children ages 18 months to 5
years with topics such as animals
of the open ocean and ocean
opposites. These programs are
designed to join children and
parents together in learning.
Our School Outreach
Programs served more than
25,000 students in 2005. Our
Tidepool and Whale Day programs continued to be the most
popular programs from more than
a dozen different offerings for
school groups, covering topics
from penguins to sharks to water
properties. The Overnight
Program continued to attract
children to the Aquarium
for evenings of fun learning. In
September, we announced that
participants are now able to sleep
among the Amazing Jellies in the
West Wing of the Aquarium.
We strive to provide access
to the Aquarium’s educational
resources for people who might
otherwise be unable to afford our
programs. Our Community
Outreach and
Youth Programs,
funded through
grants and other generous gifts, served more
than 10,000 during 2005.
A group of specially trained youth
staff members provide great programs and serve as positive role
models for young students in
Boston neighborhoods. Youth
Programs continued to give Boston
and Cambridge teenagers the
opportunity to have paid summer
jobs at the Aquarium while developing career skills and environmental leadership skills.
Our Free to Learn program
provided approximately 14,000
free admissions for Massachusetts
student groups in 2005. A new
application system allowed us to
prioritize by financial need.
The Harbor Discoveries
summer camp program had a great
summer in 2005. With generous
sponsor support, campers explored
freshwater and marine environments from north of Boston to
Cape Cod to Rhode Island and
Connecticut.
The Lowell Institute offers
support for our Women in Science
program that gives middle and high
school girls a chance to meet
women who use science in their
professional work. This year, we
held separate middle and high
school sessions, which helped focus
the sessions and allowed participants to interact with presenters
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(( Education ))
(( Thank You to our Volunteers ))
( Jeremiah Seymour )
Thank You to our Volunteers ( )
( Elise Blanken )
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( Gerson Louis )
Volunteers are a major
part of our organization
here at the New England
Aquarium. By sharing their
time, knowledge and love for
the world of water, they make it possible for the Aquarium to be the vital and
exciting institution it is.
Our volunteer corps consists of individuals of diverse backgrounds and ages. They
all have different reasons for donating their
time, and they all get something different
from the experience.
Jeremiah Seymour, a 27-year-old intern
and volunteer in husbandry, credits his
time here with prompting him to go back
to school for biology and psychology at
UMass Boston. “I’ve definitely made
professional connections with the staff in
fishes and research,” he says. “The staff is
really encouraging and helpful.”
Nineteen-year-old Gerson Louis has
been volunteering here since 2003.
Recently, he became the first teen intern
ever to dive in the Giant Ocean Tank.
Elise Blanken, a 30-year-old volunteer
Rescue and Rehabilitation Associate, says
she would definitely recommend volunteering at the Aquarium to others. “It is very
rewarding,” she says. “Everyone I volunteer
with looks forward to coming in. Having
volunteered other places, the Aquarium
has an exceptional program setup.
Volunteers can contribute a lot and can
assist in direct care of animals. You are
expected to give a lot. But you also get a
lot back in return.”
This past year, our 879 volunteers contributed 81,102 hours of their time to the
Aquarium. That’s the equivalent of 42
additional full-time staff members.
According to the 2005 Annual President’s
Economic Report, the value of the average
volunteer hour is $17.55, meaning that the
efforts of Aquarium volunteers were worth
more than $1.4 million.
The New England Aquarium is grateful
to our volunteers, and we know that they
will continue to make this a wonderful
place to visit for years to come.
2005 Volunteer
Hours By Category
1% 5% 3%
55%
36%
Business Offices
Education
Research
One-Shot
Husbandry
2005 Volunteer
Statistics
Total Volunteer Hours:
81,012
Total Volunteers:
879
Full-Time Equivalents:
42
Value of Volunteer Hours:
$1.4 million
capital expenditures. An operating surplus of over $600,000 was generated in
New England Aquarium’s overall finan2005, although net assets declined due
cial position continued to improve in
in part to asset write-downs taken to
2005 due to successful initiatives
designed to increase admissions and retail strengthen our future financial position.
Also, more than $4 million of critical
sales as well as ongoing efforts to reduce
and control operating expenses. The year capital projects were completed over the
was also characterized by support for and last two years, including an upgrade to
the Aquarium’s electrical system, new life
completion of several important capital
support and chilled water systems and
projects as the institution modernized
other infrastructure replacements.
its facilities.
As expected, our balance sheet
New England Aquarium’s attencontinues to get stronger—reflecting
dance totaled 1.33 million in 2005—
the substantial gains in operating and
3% more than 2004 and the best year
financial performance achieved over
since 2002. Attendance over the last six
the last several years. New England
months of 2005 was outstanding,
Aquarium’s total liabilities were at
increasing 14% over the same period
$32.6 million at year-end 2005 compared
in 2004. Main building visitation,
to $41.8 million at year-end 2002. The
including individuals, school groups and
members, totaled 1.13 million in 2005— ratio of net assets (equity) to total liabilities improved again to 108% in 2005
up 5% from 2004.
compared to 79% in 2002.
The Simons IMAX Theatre had
We have worked very hard over
its best year since its opening in 2002.
the past few years to stabilize and
Ticket sales grew 16% to 448,000 due to
successful marketing efforts, the populari- improve New England Aquarium’s
financial position and to upgrade our
ty of several new IMAX 3D films and
exhibits and facilities. Our results speak
increased combination ticket sales. New
for themselves. Advancing our mission,
England Aquarium’s Simons IMAX
continuing to reduce debt, building
Theatre was by far the top grossing and
most attended large-format theatre in the endowment and upgrading our infrastructure continue to be the focus of our
Greater Boston area.
attention. We have spent considerable
Operating revenue and support of
$33.1 million in 2005 was slightly below time preparing and implementing a
thoughtful and comprehensive operating
2004—although gains were achieved in
many important categories. Demonstrat- plan for 2006—one that projects attracing management’s successful cost control tive outcomes. We look forward to
reporting our continued progress.
efforts, overall operating expenses
increased only 2% in 2005 despite substantial increases in energy costs, exhibit Walter J. Flaherty
repairs and interest expense as well as
Executive Vice President
planned increases in labor costs. Salaries Chief Operating Officer & Treasurer
and wages increased 6% in 2005 due to
selective staff additions and ongoing
efforts to bring employee compensation
into better alignment with the market.
Cash flow in 2005 was more
than sufficient to fund all operations,
further reduce debt, fulfill all vendor
obligations and finance important
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Year-End Financial Summary
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Year-End Financial Summary
New England Aquarium Corporation
Financial Results (in thousands of dollars)
Operating Revenue & Support
FY 2005
Admissions – Individuals & Groups
FY 2004
CHANGE $
$12,820.5
$12,548.9
$271.6
Retail Sales – Food, Gift Shop & Events
9,387.3
9,263.8
123.5
Memberships – Individual & Corporate
2,211.5
2,077.5
134.0
Gifts & Pledges
1,744.5
3,041.7
(1,297.2)
Grants & Contracts
5,505.7
5,164.9
340.8
Other
1,418.6
1,146.9
271.7
$33,088.1
$33,243.7
($155.6)
Research, Conservation & Education
$4,882.4
$4,684.2
$198.2
Exhibit Development & Maintenance
5,495.2
4,209.8
1,285.4
Plant Operations
5,155.5
5,090.2
65.3
Cost of Retail Sales
7,862.1
8,079.9
(217.8)
General Administration & Supporting Services
6,966.9
7,963.7
(996.8)
982.1
860.1
122.0
1,119.9
792.7
327.2
$32,464.1
$31,680.6
$783.5
$624.0
$1,563.1
($939.1)
Total Operating Revenue & Support
Operating Costs & Expenses
Fundraising
Interest
Total Operating Costs & Expenses
Operating Surplus*
* Operating surplus, as defined by management, excludes depreciation and amortization charges and non-recurring
transactions. Audited financial statements, with an unqualified opinion by Tofias, PC, are available on request.
Total Aquarium Attendance (millions)
IMAX Theatre Attendance
(thousands)
Year-End Financial Summary ( )
1.56
1.32 1.29 1.33
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539.0
448.0
442.0
386.0
2002 2003 2004 2005
2002 2003 2004 2005
Changes in Net Assets
FY 2005
FY 2004
CHANGE $
$624.1
$1,563.1
($939.1)
1,074.8
3,359.1
(2,284.3)
Realized & Unrealized Gains, Net
168.3
211.4
(43.1)
Gain on Sale of Assets
243.2
960.4
(717.2)
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
(2,724.4)
(2,516.7)
(207.7)
Write-off of Existing Fixed Assets
(1,268.8)
(246.9)
(1,021.9)
(129.2)
175.5
(304.7)
($2,012.1)
$3,505.9
($5,518.0)
$619.3
($1,483.0)
$2,102.3
Increase (decrease) in net assets
($1,392.8)
$2,022.9
($3,415.7)
Net Assets - beginning of year
$36,445.3
$34,422.4
$2,022.9
Net Assets - end of year
$35,052.5
$36.445.3
($1,392.8)
Operating Surplus
Funding for Capital Improvements
Additional Minimum Pension Liability
Increase (decrease) in unrestricted net
assets
Increase (decrease) in restricted net assets
Net Assets/Total Liabilities
Total Liabilities (millions)
$41.8
$35.0
$32.4
2002 2003 2004 2005
2002 2003 2004 2005
92%
79%
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104% 108%
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$37.4
(( Philanthrophic Support ))
The financial
support of our
many members
and friends helps
the New England
Aquarium maintain its highquality living exhibits, public
programs, research projects
and conservation efforts. This
generosity allows the Aquarium
to continue leading global and
regional efforts to protect aquatic habitats and promote stewardship of the world’s oceans.
Philanthropic Support ( )
Gifts from Individuals
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More than 250 generous individuals contributed through the
Aquarium’s Patron Programs,
including the President’s Circle,
Navigator Society and Conservation Society. Together, these
programs raised $1.24 million
in unrestricted gifts. The number
of donors giving through the
President’s Circle increased in
2005. During the fall, donors
in this leadership category were
honored at a dinner party, where
they were introduced to new
President and CEO Bud Ris. The
Navigator Society, which added
more than 30 new members,
enjoyed a special dinner with
Aquarium leadership and staff
members in May.
With support from longtime members and new friends,
the Membership Program reached
$1.75 million in 2005. A new
member services desk was installed in the Aquarium’s lobby
to serve our 20,000 member
households and invite new
members to join.
Gala
On September 16, 2005, the New
England Aquarium hosted its
annual gala fundraiser, Go Fish!
More than 300 guests enjoyed a
late summer evening. At the gala,
President Ris had the honor of
presenting the 2005 David B.
Stone Awards to David Rockefeller
Jr. and Peter Benchley for their
service to the environment and
community. The gala raised more
than $275,000 through ticket sales,
donations, corporate sponsorship
and a raffle and live auction.
The Edmund C. Toomey
Endowed Education Fund
A fund was established in early
2005 to honor outgoing President
Edmund Toomey. Sixty-five thousand dollars was raised to launch
the new fund, which is expected to
grow in the coming years. Earnings
from this endowment will support
the Aquarium’s efforts to provide
meaningful and engaging programs
for people of all ages to learn about
the world of water.
Corporate Partner
Program
Corporate Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors contributed
$425,000 toward exhibits, programs and events. Sponsorships
enable corporations to enjoy the
benefits of membership along with
corporate visibility, media packages
and special events. In 2005, corporate sponsors supported a wide
variety of programs including penguin conservation, the Amazing
Jellies exhibit, Harbor Discoveries
Camp, Beach Teach, the Edge of
the Sea exhibit and the Go Fish!
gala.
The Aquarium welcomed
its first Corporate Conservation
Partner, Sappi Fine Paper North
America. This exciting new program allows an organization to join
the Aquarium in funding important research, conservation or
exhibition work. Sappi is working
with the Aquarium to help promote an understanding of the
threats and challenges to the
African penguin.
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Foundation and Government
Support
Grants from foundations and
government agencies provided
vital support to the Aquarium’s
overall operations. Unrestricted
grants exceeded $700,000.
Program grants supporting specific,
mission-driven activities amounted to more than $3.5 million.
The David and Lucille Packard
Foundation supported the
Aquarium’s efforts to conserve
global fisheries with a grant of
$185,000 to the Sustainable
Fisheries Initiative. NOAA’s John
H. Prescott Program provided support for the Aquarium’s marine
mammal rescue and rehabilitation
efforts through a grant of
$100,000. The Starr Foundation’s
$50,000 grant helped the Teacher
Resource Center provide materials, activities and ideas to more
than 3,000 educators interested in
bringing the world of water into
their curricula.
Several major capital projects were completed in 2005,
including renovations to the
Gulf of Maine and Edge of the Sea
exhibits, restoration work on the
building’s exterior, replacement of
water piping that supplies our
exhibits, and repair to the public
walkway lining Central Wharf.
These and other projects were
made possible by generous capital
grants totaling $1.1 million.
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Corporate Membership
Through Corporate Membership,
organizations support the
Aquarium’s mission while enjoying
free admission for their employees
and a variety of other benefits.
The program has 176 members,
contributing $516,715—making
2005 the strongest year ever.
A Suburban Seal and
a Humpback in the
Harbor
Aquarium staff acted as scientific ambassadors for a number of newsworthy events in
2005, by both explaining incidents to the media and
responding directly to crises. Two particular events
centered on animals that appeared in unusual places:
the humpback whale in Boston Harbor and “Squirt,”
the suburban seal.
Squirt burst onto the scene in March, when a
family in Middleboro, MA, found him asleep on their
lawn, more than 30 miles from the coast. The young
harp seal had apparently swum up the Taunton River
and its flooded tributaries, following the annual
herring migration, and crawled onto the grass to rest.
Harp seals are native to Canada, but juveniles sometimes show up in New England waters.
Aquarium seal biologist Belinda Rubinstein
examined Squirt and discovered he was sick, underweight and missing patches of fur. He was sent to the
University of New England’s Marine Animal
Rehabilitation Center to recuperate. On June 23, a
heavier, healthy Squirt was released into the Atlantic
Ocean from a beach in Biddeford, ME.
Interestingly, herring are also suspected of
tempting a larger visitor to the Boston area—the
humpback whale spotted in the Harbor in late April.
The humpback was initially spotted on April 19, and
consistent sightings continued through April 22.
The Aquarium, along with the Whale Center of
New England, chose not to publicize the information
until later because of the added risk of ship strikes by
curiosity seekers. Sightings of a small whale moving
out of the Harbor on April 26 and May 5 convinced
all parties that the animal had safely departed—having
apparently gotten its fill of the smelt and herring in
the Harbor.
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Annual Unrestricted
Support 2005
The New England Aquarium is grateful to
those who supported the institution in
2005 through philanthropic gifts. We
gratefully acknowledge the generous
donors listed below.
President’s Circle ($25,000+)
Mr. Robert L. Beal
Bromley Charitable Trust
Bill and Barbara Burgess
John and Bette Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. Amos B. Hostetter Jr.
John and Pamela Humphrey
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Lovejoy Jr.
Anne R. Lovett and Stephen G. Woodsum
Charles and Elaine Mangum
Joe and Kathy O’Donnell
Mr. and Mrs. A. Neil Pappalardo
Dola Hamilton Stemberg
Diane and Martin Trust
Brace and Yuriko Young
Navigator Society
Coastal Navigators ($10,000+)
Mr. David Altshuler and Dr. Sharman Altshuler
James N. Bailey and RoAnn Costin
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Bradley
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Clark
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Cox Jr.
Ms. Marjorie M. Findlay and Mr. Geoffrey T. Freeman
Dr. and Mrs. Walter J. Gamble
Mr. and Mrs. R. Jeremy Grantham
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Johnson IV
Ms. Kathryn B. Kavadas
Mary and Peter Renner
Kathleen and Ross Sherbrooke
Mr. and Mrs. James Simons
Harbor Navigators ($5,000+)
Anonymous
Dorothy and David Arnold
Denise Burgess
Mr. Alan R. Dynner
Mr. and Mrs. Lionel P. Fortin
Dean and Patti Freed
Rachael and Andrew Goldfarb
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harte Jr.
Ogden and Nina Hunnewell
John and Marilyn Keane
Mr. and Mrs. P. Eric Krauss
Robyn L. Laukien
Rob and Jenifer Lippincott
Ann and George Macomber
Paul Maeder and Gwill York
Mr. and Mrs. Segundo Mateo
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Pierce
Charles W. Pingree
Mrs. Sandra B. Prescott
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Rothenberg
Mr. Tedd R. Saunders
Mrs. Marcia Simons
Tim and Lucy Vaill
River Navigators ($2,500+)
Dr. and Mrs. James F. Bastian
Jeannie and Henry Becton Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Bernstein
Mr. and Mrs. C. Hunter Boll
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Champa
Frances K. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart B. Clifford Sr.
Freshwater Navigators ($1,500+)
Conservation Society
Conservation Society Supporters
($1,000+)
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Archibald Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Edmund B. Cabot
Ms. Cheryl Chapin
Mr. and Mrs. W. Reed Chisholm
Jim Collins and Lisa Pisano
Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Gorbach
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Hall Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Henderson
Ms. Dianne Hobbs
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Houck
Lily Rice Hsia
Julia and Alexander Krapf
Mr. Alan M. Leventhal
Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis
Mr. John D. C. Little
Mr. John N. Little and Ms. Nancy Wittenberg
Mrs. Arthur T. Lyman Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mailer-Howat
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mannion
James J. McCarthy, Ph.D.
Mr. and Mrs. David Meehan
Ms. Barbara L. Moore and
Mr. Jack A. VanWoerkom
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mordas
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Novack
Anne B. and Stephen C. Peacher
The Aquarium’s New
President
Bud Ris became President and Chief
Executive Officer of the New England
Aquarium in 2005 following a unanimous
vote by the Board of Trustees. Ris, the
former head of the conservation-minded
Union of Concerned Scientists, is a
longtime Boston-area resident and an
internationally known figure in both the
scientific and environmental fields.
R. William Burgess Jr., Chair of the
Board of Trustees, cited Ris’ combination
of proven leadership ability and high
professional regard in his comments on
the board’s decision. “Bud’s excellent background on environmental issues and his
extensive network throughout the scientific
community will help the Aquarium in its
core mission of protecting and presenting
the world of water,” Burgess said. “Bud has
been at the forefront of debate on key issues
such as climate change, and first began his
career working on marine conservation and
coastal zone management.”
Our new president’s love for the ocean
also extends well beyond his professional
interests—he is an avid sailor who has spent
many hours racing in Boston Harbor off the
Aquarium’s pier.
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Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. David Abrams
Mr. Talbot Baker Jr.
George Baldwin
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barnett
Ms. Lisa Bevilaqua
Michael J. Bohnen, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Boit
Mrs. Ann W. Brewer
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Brown II
George and Valerie Buckley
Susie and Sted Buttrick
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Campanelli
Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Casey
Mr. Frank Challant and Ms. Bonnie Hershey
John and Pat Chory
Stewart B. Clifford Jr.
Regina and Kevin Conley
Sylvia and John Constable
Brian and Karen Conway
Heidi Cox
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Curren
Mr. and Mrs. John DeMatteo
Susan and Gary DiCamillo
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Doyle Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Jamie C. Fagan
Lois and Hank Foster
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Frawley
Susan Y. Friedman
Dean and Diane Goodermote
Barbara and Steven Grossman
Chip and Donna Hazard
Ms. Kathleen Healy
Weston Howland Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Ingraham
Brian and Beth Keane
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kelly
Colleen and Frank Kettle
Mr. Michael A. Krupka and Dr. Anne C. Kubik
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Kucharski
Michael P. Last and Nooy Bunnell
Paul and Sheila LeFevre
Karen and George Levy
Mrs. Agnes M. Lombard
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. MacPherson Jr.
David and Lesley McAdams
Mr. and Mrs. Sean McGrath
David and Winky Merrill
Mr. and Mrs. Will Muggia
Kevin and Lana Murphy
Marion and David Mussafer
Mr. and Mrs. Ofer Nemirovsky
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Niedermeyer
Locke and David Ogens
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Olney III
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Oristaglio
Diana C. Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Plank
Ms. Karen Richards and Mr. Lowell Richards
Mr. Daniel L. Romanow and
Mr. Andrew Zelermyer
Dawson and Debra Rutter
Ms. Emily F. Schabacker
Mr. Robert Segel and Ms. Janice L. Sherman
Dr. Neil S. Shifrin
Ms. Willow B. Shire
Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Snider
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Soden, Esq.
Sandy and Jill Spaulding
Patricia and David Squire
Addie Swartz and Joel Rosen
Adrienne and John Thompson
Mary Ann and Patrick Tynan
Robert W. Uek
Dr. Elsie P. van Buren
Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Volpe
Mr. and Mrs. Jeptha H. Wade
Mr. and Mrs. Monte J. Wallace
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Welch
Peter and Ginia Ziobro
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The Crown Family
Ms. Mary F. Dockray-Miller
Mr. Arthur Epker and Ms. Medha Sinha
Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Flaherty
Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Gifford
Mr. Humberto Gil and Mrs. Amy Woods
Mr. and Mrs. Bruns Grayson
Jocelyn and Fred Greenman
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Guertin
Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Hatch
Mr. and Mrs. Abner Kurtin
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Landay
Robert A. Lawrence
Mr. Douglas P. Leu
Willis A. Matson
Ms. Carol S. Parks
Ms. Mary B. Partridge
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Quinn
James Ricotta and Anne O'Neil
Bud and Margaret Ris
Donald-Bruce Abrams and Roberta Rubin
Mr. Frank Savage
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Sears
William S. Zielinski and Karen Lee Sobol
Alan and Susan Lewis Solomont
Helen B. Spaulding
John and Susan Spooner
Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Stanley
David B. Stone and Margot D. Stone
Dr. and Mrs. John S. Strauss
Kate and Ben Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Thomas
Mrs. Helen A. Trumbull
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Usen
James and Emlen Wheeler
Mr. Stetson Whitcher
Charlotte and Alan Wilson
Mrs. Katherine B. Winter
Justin and Genevieve Wyner
Conservation Society Supporters
($1,000+) continued...
Aquarium Honors David B.
Stone Award Winners
At the Go Fish! Gala fundraiser, Bud Ris presented
the 2005 David B. Stone Award to David
Rockefeller Jr. and Peter Benchley. The David B.
Stone award recognizes distinguished service in the
environment and the community. Rockefeller and
Benchley received the awards in recognition of
their unflagging commitment to protecting the
world of water.
Benchley, who passed away in early 2006,
was a noted writer, filmmaker and media personality
who for decades turned his plentiful talents to the
worthy cause of oceanic conservation. An accomplished scuba diver, he first developed a passion for
the ocean as a child in the waters off Nantucket.
As the author of the novel Jaws, Benchley was
known especially as “the voice of sharks.” He was a
longtime friend of the New England Aquarium, and
executive produced and narrated seven films in our
award-winning World of Water short film series.
Benchley’s most recent work of non-fiction, Shark
Trouble, was published in 2002 and chronicles his
many years of experience studying, diving with and
teaching the world about sharks.
Rockefeller’s work as a philanthropist and
conservationist has been extensive, and includes
serving as a member of the Pew Oceans Commission and as vice chair of both the National Park
Foundation and the Alaska Conservation
Foundation. An avid sailor, in 2004 Rockefeller
co-founded Sailors for the Sea, an organization
dedicated to involving past, present and future
recreational sailors in the fight for ocean conservation. As trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund,
Rockefeller has also helped channel contributions
to dozens of deserving organizations, including
the National Environmental Trust, the Ocean
Conservancy, the American Oceans Campaign,
Greenpeace, the Sierra Club and SeaWeb.
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( Peter Benchley )
Constance and Donald Rose Fund of The Greater
Cincinnati Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Saltonstall
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Steiner
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Steiner
Mr. Parviz Tayebati and Ms. Susan E. Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Vogel
Mr. Howard B. Wellman
Conservation Society Contributors
($500+)
Anonymous (2)
Ms. Deborah R. Bernier
Mr. Russell E. Brackett and Ms. Cristy R. Ballou
Susan and Richard Briggs
Mr. and Mrs. Josh Brooks
Mrs. Emily S. Byrd
Mr. and Mrs. James Carney
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Chapman Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip S. Cronin II
Ms. Flora E. D’Angio
Porter and David de Sieyes
Mr. and Mrs. Greg DeSisto
Mr. John M. Donnelly
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dunn
Mr. John Elder
Ms. Kathleen Emrich and Mr. Robert A. Sherwood
Mr. Cornelius C. Felton
Mr. Christopher L. Follett
Mr. Ira Goldklang and Ms. Priscilla Lavin
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hamill
Dr. Martha L. Hazen and Mr. Douglas B. McHenry
Ms. Joan C. Hiam
Steven and Hilary Hickok
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hildreth
Steven and Catherine Hill
Mr. Michael Hill and Ms. Susan Bear
Mr. and Mrs. Karl J. Hirshman
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Kimball
Ms. Pamela Kohlberg
Mr. and Mrs. William Laskin
Ms. Diane L. Mason and Mr. Richard Mason
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. McClintock
Mr. John P. McDonough
Mrs. Judith McHugh
Edward C. Mendler
Mr. and Mrs. David Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Moran
Ms. Annie Nichols and Mr. Michael Bourgault
Ms. Catherine Nicholson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. O'Neill
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pasculano
Dr. Sherry H. Penney
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Pett
Mr. and Mrs. George Putnam
Mr. and Mrs. George Putnam III
Ms. Caroline Reeves and Mr. Jim Lee
Ms. Andrea Reimann-Ciardelli
Mrs. Louise C. Riemer
Mr. Christopher P. Ritchie
Mr. and Mrs. H. David Scarbro
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Schiffmann
Mrs. Miriam K. Schwartz
Mrs. William F. Shelley
Ellen, MP, Nathaniel and Tyler Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. David T. Thibodeau
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tishman
Kelly and Molly Walker
Mr. Jon J. Warner and Ms. Geraldine Vandissel
Corporate Support
We would like to thank our
corporate sponsors and donors
who so generously supported
the Aquarium in 2005.
We are grateful to the following
donors who provided or pledged
financial support of $500 or more for
a special program or capital project Leadership Sponsors ($50,000+)
at the New England Aquarium during
2005.
Leadership Gifts ($25,000+)
Alan R. Dynner, Akiko Shiraki Dynner Fund
for Ocean Exploration and Conservation
Ann and George Macomber, Capital Projects
Edward A. Taft, Capital Projects
Capital Projects
James L. Catterton
Daniell Hepting
Don C. Stark
Brace and Yuriko Young
Hellmuth Fund for the Endowment
H.G. & M.R. Anderson Foundation
Robert A. Zock
Marine Conservation Action Fund
Corporate Sponsors and Supporters
($10,000+)
John M. Bradley
Alan R. Dynner
Mary and Ed Schein
William S. Zielinski and Karen Lee Sobol
William B. Stephenson
Boston Harbor Hotel
Medical Information Technology
Nixon Peabody LLP
PerkinElmer Foundation
Suez Energy Resources
Right Whale Research
Corporate Sponsors ($2,500+)
Kathleen Emrich and Robert Sherwood
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company of MA
Big Apple Circus
Biogen Idec Foundation
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Boston Culinary Group
Boston Private Wealth Management Group
Boston Properties
Bruker Daltonics
Eaton Vance Corporation
Hinckley Crewed Yacht Charters
Keen
McManus Peterman Architects
Metropolitan Properties of America, Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Nordic Properties
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Palmer & Dodge LLP
Parallax Consulting, LLC
Red Sox Foundation
Sea Glass Capital LLC
Shaughnessy & Ahern Co.
Sun Life Financial
TJX Foundation
Waters Corporation
Edmund C. Toomey Endowed
Education Fund
Lisa Bevilaqua
John M. Bradley
Bill and Barbara Burgess
Gregory Clark
John and Bette Cohen
Jim Collins and Lisa Pisano
Sylvia and John Constable
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Doyle Jr.
Walter J. Flaherty
Susan Y. Friedman
Jocelyn and Fred Greenman
Dianne Hobbs
Lily Rice Hsia
Ogden and Nina Hunnewell
Mr. and Mrs. P. Eric Krauss
Robyn L. Laukien
Alan M. Leventhal
Alan and Susan Lewis Solomont
Helen B. Spaulding
John and Susan Spooner
Patricia and David Squire
David B. Stone and Margot D. Stone
Addie Swartz and Joel Rosen
Diane and Martin Trust
Tim and Lucy Vaill
Karl Wirka and MaryJane Kubler
Volunteer Programs
The 2005 right whale calving
season was the second best in recorded
history, with 28 calves born in the
months spanning late 2004 and early
2005. However, four right whales were
found dead in 2005, and Aquarium right
whale researchers caution against a false
sense of security.
Since 2001, there have been 116
recorded right whale births and 22 recorded
deaths. Population models—cited in a recent Science article authored by Aquarium
researchers—indicate that only 17 percent
of right whale deaths are detected each
year, leaving 83 percent undiscovered.
That means as many as 129 right whales
may have died since January of 2001, only
22 of which have been detected. With 116
births over the same time period, the North
Atlantic right whale population may have
declined by 13 individuals since 2001.
Historically, more than half of all
known right whale deaths have been attributed to human activities. At least three of
the four known right whale deaths in 2005
were caused by human actions—two due to
collisions with ships, and one by a fishing
gear entanglement. If something isn’t done
soon, the North Atlantic right whale could
quickly become extinct.
Corporate Members
The Corporate Partner Membership
Program offers benefits to the
employees, executives and guests
of member companies. Revenues
support the New England Aquarium
operations.
Explorers ($25,000+)
Bank of America
EMC Corporation
Liberty Mutual
New Balance
Sovereign Bank
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Susie and Sted Buttrick
Near-Record
Year for Right
Whale Births
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Individual Restricted Gifts
For Programs and Special
Projects
Leaders ($15,000-$24,999)
Boston Harbor Hotel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Partners ($10,000-$14,999)
Simons IMAX Theatre
Enjoys Banner Year
The year 2005 was an incredibly successful one for the Aquarium’s Simons IMAX
Theatre, which is now the busiest IMAX theatre in New England. More than 460,000 people
saw an IMAX film in our Trust Family Auditorium
in 2005. Sharks 3D proved to be a huge hit with audiences, accounting for almost 210,000 of those visits.
Much of this success is due to the effective
integration of the theatre into Aquarium-wide theme
programming. Sharks 3D was a perfect complement
to the Sharks: Tales and Truths program, and
Aquarium and IMAX staff did a great job presenting
the film and the program as a package. The result
was a 30% rise in the sales of Aquarium/IMAX combination tickets in 2005 and two straight months of
record theatre attendance in July and August—
more than 65,000 visitors saw IMAX films here
in those months. Visitors are realizing that a trip to
the Aquarium isn’t complete without seeing an
IMAX film.
This programming integration trend continues
with the debut of Deep Sea 3D in March of 2006 and
the April launch of the Aquarium’s new theme
program, Stars of the Sea. Evening film times also
work to promote the Simons IMAX Theatre as a
waterfront destination in its own right.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Eaton Vance
Harvard Outings & Innings
John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Raytheon
Benefactors ($5,000-$9,999)
Accenture
Analog Devices, Inc.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company of Massachusetts
Bayer Diagnostics
Boston College
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Cabot Corporation
Charles River Laboratories
Codman, a Johnson & Johnson Company
Digital Federal Credit Union
General Dynamics Network Systems
Mellon New England
New England Development
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Sappi Fine Paper North America
Teradyne, Inc.
The Boston Globe
The Gillette Company
The Millipore Foundation
Waters Corporation
WGBH Educational Foundation
Patrons ($2,500-$4,999)
Ames Safety Envelope Company
Battelle
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Boston Culinary Group
Boston Marriott Long Wharf
Citizens Bank of Massachusetts
ComVerse, Inc.
Deloitte
FujiFilm Microdisks, USA
Gadsby Hannah, LLP
General Dynamics C4 Systems
Global Companies LLC
GZA GeoEnvironmental Technologies, Inc.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
H.C. Stark, Inc.
Helix Technology Corporation
Hollingsworth & Vose Company
International Data Group
Invensys
KeySpan Energy Delivery
KPMG, LLP
Massachusetts Port Authority
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
Old Mutual Asset Management
Palmer & Dodge, LLP
Parent Talk
Putnam Investments
Senior Aerospace Metal Bellows Division
Simmons College
Skanska USA Building, Inc.
State Street Corporation
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Textron Systems
The Center for Families at Children's Hospital
The Hopedale Foundation
The Stride Rite Foundation
TRG
Trigen-Boston Energy
Twin Rivers Technologies
USW Local 9360
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Associates ($1,000-$2,499)
In-Kind Donations
The New England Aquarium gratefully
thanks those companies and individuals who donated goods and services
valued at $500 or more in 2005.
Anonymous (3)
American Airlines, Inc.
Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island
Mr. Kevin J. Beltis
Black Point Inn
Body Glove International
Boston Bruins
Boston Harbor Hotel
The Chef’s Table
The Container Store
Coolidge Corner Theatre
Ms. Dianne DeLucia
Enterprise Equipment Company, Inc.
Mr. Glynn T. Faircloth, Ph.D.
Four Seasons Hotel, Boston
Hairline Company
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
Massachusetts Port Authority
MBTA
McLaughlin Paper Company, Inc.
New England Patriots Charitable Foundation
North Shore Music Theatre
Oyster Bay Wines USA
Rota Portrait Design
Saunders Hotel Group
Sovereign Bank
Thermo Orion
Trelleborg Viking, Inc.
Aquarium Featured in
PBS Documentary
In December of 2005, New England
Aquarium was one of four leading aquariums featured in an hourlong national PBS
special entitled Window to the Sea. The
program explored the role of aquariums in
today’s society as well as the changing ways
that aquariums have displayed ocean life
over the years.
In interviews with founder David B.
Stone and Vice President of Global Marine
Programs Greg Stone, the New England
Aquarium was credited with radically
redefining aquarium exhibit format, architecture and missions. Peter Chermayeff’s
innovative building design and the importance of the Aquarium in revitalizing
Boston’s waterfront received special
emphasis. The Aquarium’s leading role in
aquatic medicine was highlighted through
segments on the Aquarium Medical Center
and our work rescuing and rehabilitating
seaturtles.
Also featured in Window to the Sea
were the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, the
Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey and
the Waikiki Aquarium in Honolulu.
Foundations
Grants from the following foundations
supported programs and operations
during 2005.
Anonymous (2)
Agape Foundation
Associated Grant Makers Summer Fund
The A. W. Baldwin Charitable Foundation Inc.
Bernice Barbour Foundation
Cabot Family Charitable Trust
The Cedar Street Foundation
The Alfred E. Chase Charity Foundation
Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust
Darden Foundation
Davis Conservation Foundation
The Ellison Foundation
The Ernst and Elfriede Frank Foundation, Inc.
The Fuller Foundation, Inc.
Germeshausen Foundation
Hamilton Family Foundation
Charles Hayden Foundation
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AEW Capital Management, L.P.
Albert O. Wilson Foundation, Inc.
Allegro Microsystems, Inc.
Allied Domecq
Animal Rescue League of Boston
Berklee College of Music
Bethesda Lodge #30 IOOF
Bose Corporation
Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, Inc.
Boston Private Bank & Trust Company
Brandeis University
Brewer & Lord LLP
Bristol Myers Squibb
Brockway-Smith Company
Cambridge Savings Bank
Cambridge Trust Company
CDM
Chelsea Industries, Inc.
Children’s Hospital Boston
Children’s Hospital Boston, Department of
Radiology
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
CIGNA Work/Life Programs
COMMAIR
Constar International
Course Technology
Dana Farber Hospital Cancer Care Program
Delta Dental Plan of Massachusetts
Draper Laboratory, Inc.
Epix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Excel Switching Corporation
Feeley & Driscoll PC
Fidelity Investments
Foley Hoag LLP
Forte, Dupee, Sawyer Company
Friends of the MGH Cancer Center
Geo-Centers, Inc.
Harvard University Museum of Comparative
Zoology
Houghton Chemical Corp.
IBM Corporation
IKON
IXIS Asset Management, North America LP
J.P. Morgan Investor Services Company
Kronos, Inc.
Longfellow Benefits
Lonza Biologics, Inc.
Lucent Technologies Bell Labs Innovations
New Boston Fund
Northcoast Seafoods Corp.
Northeast Merchant Systems, Inc.
Northrop Grumman Information Technology
Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP
Parker Hannifin Corp.
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Foundations continued...
Aquarium President
Edmund Toomey
Returns to Academia
Aquarium President and CEO Edmund C.
Toomey announced his resignation in July
of 2004, having successfully guided the
institution through a serious financial
crisis. Upon his departure in early 2005,
Toomey was named President Emeritus,
and he remains on the Board of Trustees.
Toomey, who has returned to his
native academia as the COO of Lesley
University, had always insisted that he
would only stay until the Aquarium was
restored to operating stability and firmer
fiscal footing. He achieved this goal.
Under Toomey’s leadership, the Aquarium
experienced two consecutive years of
operating budget surpluses, increased
development targets, and began aggressively addressing deficiencies in the physical
structure of the more than 35-year-old
main building. Equally important, the
Aquarium maintained its core mission
programs in conservation, research and
education. The New England Aquarium
community will miss his capable and
compassionate leadership.
Roy A. Hunt Foundation
The Lowell Institute
Merwin Memorial Free Clinic For Animals,
Inc.
The Millipore Foundation
The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation
New Balance Foundation
Oak Foundation
The Ocean Foundation
The David and Lucille Packard Foundation
The Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust
Prince Charitable Trusts
Read Charitable Trust
Red Acre Foundation
Hans & Margret Rey/Curious George Fund
of 2001
Roosa Family Foundation
Adelard A. and Valeda Lea Roy Foundation
Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation
Saquish Foundation
Sawyer Charitable Foundation
William E. Schrafft and Bertha E. Schrafft
Charitable Trust
Sea Studios Foundation
The Starr Foundation
Stearns Charitable Trust
The Abbot and Dorothy H. Stevens
Foundation
Swift Foundation
Edwin S. Webster Foundation
Clara B. Winthrop Charitable Trust
Yawkey Foundation II
Government Support
Boston Public Schools
Department of the Navy: Office of Naval
Research
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
National Marine Fisheries Service
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Science Foundation
NOAA: Prescott Program
NOAA: Saltonstall and Kennedy Program
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park
Service
U.S. Marine Mammal Commission
U.S. Navy: Office of Naval Research
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Other Support
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Ahold U.S.A., Inc.
Arcadia Wildlife Preserve
Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fisherman’s
Association
Center for Coastal Studies
Cornell University
First Night, Inc.
Global Conservation Fund at Conservation
International
Sarah Haney/Canadian Whale Institute
Irving Oil Corporation
JS&A Environmental Services
New England Science Center Collaborative
New Zealand Department of Conservation
Right Whale Consortium
TERC, Inc.
University of New England
University of New Hampshire
University of Southern Maine
Walden Media
World Wildlife Fund
New England Aquarium
Bequests Received in 2005
Sidney Barnes
Mrs. Florence S. Gerstein
Special Endowment Funds
David B. Stone Fund (1970)
To award individuals who have made significant contributions to the conservation and
protection of the environment.
Winslow Memorial Fund (1977)
For tropical exhibit live specimen
acquisitions.
John H. Cummingham Jr. Fund (1982)
To recognize staff members for exemplary
commitment and extraordinary service to the
New England Aquarium.
Harold E. Edgerton Fund (1982)
For aquatic research at the New England
Aquarium and making known the findings.
David B. Arnold Jr. Fund (1984)
To promote public awareness and understanding of the New England Aquarium’s aquatic
research activities.
New England Aquarium Education Trust
at The Boston Foundation (1983)
For educational programs that benefit the citizens of Greater Boston. Comprised of four
funds named in honor of New England
Aquarium leaders: Robert G. Stone Fund
(1971), Paul F. Hellmuth Fund (1984), Helen
B. Spaulding Fund (1985), William S.
Brewster Fund (1986)
Animal Care Fund (1985)
To provide funds for the ongoing care of the
Aquarium’s living collection.
Weston Howland Fund for Admissions
(1988)
Made possible by a grant from Joseph F. and
Clara Ford. To provide admissions for needy
groups and children who would not otherwise
be able to visit.
The John H. Prescott Fund for Marine
Conservation Research (1998)
To fund scientific research dedicated to marine
biological conservation, in honor of John
Prescott’s contributions to the health of our
oceans.
Edmund C. Toomey Endowed Education
Fund (2005)
To provide support for community and education programs for people of all ages to learn
about the world of water.
Dianne Hobbs, Esq.
Alan M. Leventhal
George M. Lovejoy Jr.
Anne R. Lovett
Elaine Mangum
Duncan M. McFarland
Patricia McGovern, Esq.
William J. Nutt
A. Neil Pappalardo
Tedd R. Saunders
Neil Shifrin
Jennifer K. Silver
Karen Lee Sobol
Richard A. Soden, Esq.
Patricia R. Squire
David B. Stone
Addie Swartz
David L. Thomas
Diane Trust
Robert W. Uek
William J. Warner
Charlotte Bensdorp Wilson
Board of Trustees
Government Appointed
Overseers
President & CEO
Bud Ris
Executive Vice President, COO &
Treasurer
Walter J. Flaherty
Chair
Secretary
Michael J. Bohnen, Esq.
Assistant Secretary
Robert L. Beal
Gregory Clark
John M. Cohen, M.D.
Nina Sing Fialkow
Barbara W. Hostetter
Pamela Petri Humphrey
Ogden Hunnewell
Edward C. Johnson IV
Darlene L. Jordan, Esq.
P. Eric Krauss
Robyn L. Laukien (ex-offcio, voting)
Robert M. Lippincott
James J. McCarthy, Ph.D.
Mary T. Renner (ex-offcio, voting)
Bud Ris (ex-offcio, non-voting)
Susan Lewis Solomont
Susan F. Spooner
Dola Stemberg
Edmund C. Toomey
Timothy L. Vaill
Bracebridge H. Young Jr.
Board of Overseers
Chair
Mary T. Renner
Magellan Society
The Magellan Society is an honorary
body created to acknowledge outstanding
contributions to the success of the
Aquarium through extraordinary personal
leadership, commitment and generosity.
John M. Bradley
Ann W. Brewer
Frances K. Clark
John D. Constable, M.D.
Dean W. Freed
Walter J. Gamble
George Macomber
Willis A. Matson II
Elizabeth B. Perry
Daniel Pierce
Rudolph F. Pierce, Esq.
Sandra B. Prescott
Kathleen Sherbrooke
Helen B. Spaulding
Honorary Trustees
Walter L. Cronkite
Sylvia A. Earle, Ph.D.
.
The Aquarium Council
The Aquarium Council is a support organization for the Aquarium, the source of
fundraising energy and expertise as well as
volunteers for a range of the Aquarium’s
educational programs.
President
Robyn L. Laukien
Vice President
Carolyn J. Campanelli
Members
Deborah R. Bernier
CeAnn B. Carney
Stephanie Chlan
Patricia Cooke Glass
Heidi Cox
Barbara M. Donahue
Catharine B. Ebling
Joan G. Grady
Amy K. Harden
Kathleen Healy
Susan Heard
Pamela R. Henry
Hilary S. Hickok
Nina Hunnewell
Lydia Kimball
Robyn L. Laukien
Kyra LeRoy
Judith McHugh
Deena Prestegard
Mary T. Renner
Debra A. Rutter
Elizabeth Schiffmann
Elizabeth H. Scholle
Karen Lee Sobol
Jill Hinckley Spaulding
Diana Squibb
Linda J. Starmer
Charlotte A. Thibodeau
Adrienne B. Thompson
Molly Kimball Walker
Evan P. Welch
Life Trustees
David B. Arnold Jr.
Harriet B. Belin
Gerald W. Blakeley Jr.
Charles S. Boit
William S. Brewster
Jacob F. Brown II
Anne T. Buttrick
Gale R. Guild
Frank L. Harrington Jr.
Richard Harte Jr.
Karl J. Hirshman
Weston Howland Jr.
George E. Kane
David I. Kosowsky, Ph.D.
Robert A. Lawrence
Elisha F. Lee
William H. MacCrellish Jr.
Garth Marston
Edward C. Mendler
Honorary Directors
Abigail Campbell-King
Elise H. Hannah
Barbara W. Hostetter
Lily Rice Hsia
Pamela Petri Humphrey
Helen B. Spaulding
Susan F. Spooner
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New England Aquarium Corporation
David Altshuler
Thomas G. Auchincloss Jr.
James N. Bailey
George R. Baldwin
Henry P. Becton Jr.
Richard G. Casey
Rena F. Clark
James E. Collins
Heidi Cox
Alan R. Dynner
Jennifer Ferré
Susan Y. Friedman
Frederic E. Greenman
John P. Hamill
Elise H. Hannah
Harriet Harris
Marian Heard
Catherine Hill
Lily Rice Hsia
Susan Hunter
Peter Nien-chu Kiang, Ed.D.
Hillel Korin
Michael Last
Rich Aaronian, Governor Appointee,
New Hampshire
Richard M. Aseltine Jr., Governor
Appointee, Vermont
George D. Buckley, Governor Appointee,
Massachusetts
Steven K. Katona, Ph.D., Governor
Appointee, Maine
Karen Richards, Mayor Appointee,
City of Boston
William J. O’Neill Jr.
Edward E. Phillips
William J. Pruyn
George Putnam
William O. Taylor
John Larkin Thompson
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New England
Aquarium Corporation
Films
((Publications and Papers)) Herzog,
J., G. Stone,
K. Raisz and H. Tausig.
2005. Tsunami Expedition.
World of Water IMAX Shorts,
New England Aquarium.
Stone, G., H. Tausig, J. Herzog and K. Raisz.
2005. Paradise Found: The Phoenix Islands.
World of Water Films, New England Aquarium.
Tausig, H., G. Stone, J. Herzog and K. Raisz.
2005. Penguin Conservation. World of Water
IMAX Shorts, New England Aquarium.
Scientific Papers
Anderson, M.R., M.F. Tlusty and V.A. Pepper.
2005. Organic Enrichment at Cold-Water
Aquaculture Sites—The Case of Coastal
Newfoundland. The Handbook of Environmental
Chemistry. Vol. 5: Water Pollution—
Environmental Effects of Marine Finfish
Aquaculture. B. Hargrave, Ed.
Divers, S.J. and C.J. Innis. 2005. Renal disease
in reptiles: diagnosis and clinical management.
Reptile Medicine and Surgery, Second Edition.
Douglas M. Mader, Ed, W.B. Saunders.
Philadelphia, PA.
Dobberfuhl, A., J. Ullmann and C.A. Shumway.
2005. Visual acuity, environmental complexity,
and social organization in African cichlid fishes.
Behavioral Neuroscience 119 (6): 1648-1655.
Fiore, D.R. and M.F. Tlusty. 2005. Use of
Commercial Artemia Replacement Diets in
Culturing Larval American Lobsters (Homarus
americanus). Aquaculture 243: 291-303.
Frasca, S. Jr., E.S. Weber, H. Urquhart, X.
Liao, M. Gladd, K. Cecchini, P. Hudson, M. May,
R. J. Gast, T. S. Gorton and S. J. Geary. Isolation
and Characterization of Mycoplasma sphenisci
sp. nov. from the Choana of an AquariumReared Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus).
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June, 2005:
2976-2979.
Gazda, S.K., R.C. Connor, R.K. Edgar and F.
Cox. 2005. A division of labour with role specialization in group-hunting bottlenose dolphins
(Tursiops truncatus) off Cedar Key, Florida.
Proceedings: Biological Sciences 272 (1559):
135-140.
Hamilton, P.K. and M.K. Marx. 2005. Skin
lesions on North Atlantic right whales: categories, prevalence and change in occurrence in
the 1990s. Disease of Aquatic Organisms 68 (1).
Publications and Papers ( )
Hepting, D. 2005. Life with Lana—The Story of
a Visually Impaired Harbor Seal and Her Novice
Trainer. Soundings—Magazine of the
International Marine Animal Trainers Association
30 (4): 24-25.
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Hughes-Hanks, J.M., L.G. Rickard, C. Panuska,
J.R. Saucier, T.M. O’Hara, L. Dehn and R.M.
Rolland. 2005. Prevalence of Cryptosporidium
and Giardia spp. in five marine mammal species.
Journal of Parasitology 91 (5): 1225-1228.
Kaliszewska, Z.A., J. Seger, R.V. J. Rowntree,
S.G. Barco, R. Benegas, P.B. Best, M. W.
Brown, R.L. Brownell, Jr., A. Carribero, R.
Harcourt, A.R. Knowlton, K. Marshall Tilas,
N.J. Patenaude, M. Rivarola, C.M. Schaeff, M.
Sironi, W.A. Smith and T.K. Yamada. 2005.
Population histories of right whales (Cetacea:
Eubalaena) inferred from mitochondrial
sequence diversities and divergences of their
whale lice (Amphipoda: Cyamus). Molecular
Ecology 14:3439-3456.
Kraus, S.D., M.W. Brown, C.W. Clark, P.K.
Hamilton, R.D. Kenney, A.R. Knowlton, S.
Landry, C. A. Mayo, W.A. McLellan, M.J. Moore,
D.P. Nowacek, D.A. Pabst, R.J. Read and R.M.
Rolland. 2005. Response to Sayles and Green.
Science 310: 1616-1618.
Cardinal Tetras from the Amazon—
Understanding stressors to decrease shipping
mortality. Ornamental Fish International Journal
48: May 2005: 21-23.
Tlusty, M.F., D.R. Fiore and J.S. Goldstein.
2005. Use of formulated diets as replacements
for Artemia in the rearing of juvenile American
lobsters (Homarus americanus). Aquaculture
250:781-795.
Kraus, S.D., M.W. Brown, H. Caswell, C.W.
Clark, M. Fujiwara, P.K. Hamilton, R. D.
Kenney, A.R. Knowlton, S. Landry, C.A. Mayo,
W.A. McLellan, M.J. Moore, D.P. Nowacek, D.A.
Pabst, A.J. Read and R.M. Rolland. 2005.
North Atlantic right whales in crisis. Science
309: 561-562.
Tlusty, M.F.., J.S. Goldstein and D.R. Fiore.
2005. Hatchery performance of early benthic
juvenile American lobsters (Homarus americanus) fed enriched frozen adult Artemia diets.
Aquaculture Nutrition 11: 191-198.
Parks, S.E., P.K. Hamilton, S.D. Kraus and P.L.
Tyack. 2005. The ‘gunshot’ sound produced by
male North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena
glacialis) and its potential function in reproductive advertisement. Marine Mammal Science 21
(3): 458-475.
Weber, E. S. and C. Merigo. Chapter 76:
Rehabilitation of Seaturtles: Protocol for
Management of Cold-Stunning. Reptile Medicine
and Surgery, 2nd Edition, by Douglas R. Mader,
M.S., D.V.M., Dipl. A.B.V.P. In press.
Rolland, R.M., K.E. Hunt, S.D. Kraus and S.K.
Wasser. 2005. Assessing reproductive status of
right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) using fecal
hormone metabolites. General and Comparative
Endocrinology 142: 308-317.
Bower, R.M., T.R. Frasier, R.M. Rolland, S.D.
Kraus and B.N. White. 2005. Genetic analysis of
right whale fecal samples: applications for individual identification. Paper presented at the
North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium Annual
Meeting. November 3, 2005. New Bedford, MA.
Also a poster presented at the Marine Mammal
Society Biennial Meeting. December 14-16,
2005. San Diego, CA.
Tlusty, M.F. and C. Hyland. 2005. Astaxanthin
deposition in juvenile American lobster
(Homarus americanus) cuticle: Implications for
Kunkel, J.G., M.J. Jercinovic, D. Calihan, R.
phenotypic and genotypic coloration. Marine
Smolowitz and M.F. Tlusty. 2005. Electron
microprobe measurement of mineralization of the Biology 147: 113-119.
American lobster, Homarus americanus, cuticle
Tlusty, M.F. and K. Preisner. 2005. Organic
proof of concept. Aquatic Forum Series 05-1.
matter production of American lobsters
New England Aquarium, Boston, MA.
(Homarus americanus) during impoundment in
Levi, C. and J. Anderson. Playing by Whose
Maine. New Zealand Journal of Freshwater and
Rules? Ocean Science Research and Aquarium
Marine Biology 39: 471–484.
Programming. Proceedings of the 6th
Tlusty, M.F., R. Smolowitz and H. Halvorson.
International Aquarium Congress. Monterey
2005. Lobster shell disease: priorities for further
Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA.
research. The Lobster Newsletter 18:3-7.
Mayer, J., J. Knoll, C. Innis and M. Mitchell.
Weber, E. S. Gastroenterology for the Piscine
2005. Characterizing the hematologic and plasPatient. In: Guest Ed Tracey K. Ritzman.
ma chemistry profiles of captive Chinese water
Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic
dragons (Physignathus cocincinus). Journal of
Herpetological Medicine and Surgery 15 (3):
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45-52.
Exot. Anim. 8, 2005: 247-276.
Shumway, C.A., J. Morissette and J.M. Bower.
2005. Mechanisms underlying reorganization of
fractured tactile cerebellar maps following deafferentation in developing and adult rats. Journal
of Neurophysiology 94:2630-2643.
Tlusty, M.F. 2005. Deposition of astaxanthin in
the shell of juvenile American lobsters: implications for phenotypic and genotypic coloration as
well as physiology and behavior. Carotenoid
Science 9: 65.
Tlusty, M.F. 2005. The use of digital color
analysis to assess variation within individual
American lobsters and an applied test. New
Zealand Journal of Freshwater and Marine
Biology 39: 571-580.
Tlusty, M.F., M.R. Anderson and V.A. Pepper.
2005. Reconciling aquaculture’s influence on the
water column and benthos of an estuarine
fjord—a case study from Bay d’Espoir,
Newfoundland. The handbook of environmental
chemistry. Vol. 5: Water pollution—
Environmental Effects of Marine Finfish
Aquaculture. B. Hargrave, Ed.
Tlusty, M.F., S. Dowd, S. Weber, R. Cooper,
N.L. Chao and B. Whittaker. 2005. Shipping
Presentations
Bower, R.M., R.M. Rolland, S.D. Kraus and
B.N. White. 2005. Genetic profiling of fecal samples to complement endocrine and health
assessments in the North Atlantic right whale.
Poster presented at the Florida Marine Mammal
Health Conference II. April 7-10, 2005.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Dobberfuhl, A.P., J.G. Scace and C.A.
Shumway. 2005. Monogamy and pair bonding
are correlated to an increase in vasotocinimmunoreactive cells in cichlid fishes. Poster
presented at the Society for Neuroscience. Nov.
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Frasca, S. Jr., A. Nyaoke, L. Hinckley, S. de
Hoog, B. Wickes, D. Sutton, E. S. Weber, and
C. Keller. An Extreme Example of Common
Seahorse Diseases. Presented at the 30th Annual
Eastern Fish Health Workshop. June 13-17,
2005. Shepherdstown, WV.
Frasca, S. Jr., A. Nyaoke, L. Hinckley, A.
Kamens, A. Draghi II, M. Barnett, T. Gorton, D.
Stremme, C. Keller, E.S. Weber, S. de Hoog, A.
Garner, M., S. Frasca, C. Bonar, E.S. Weber, J. T.
Raymond and J. Trupkiewicz. A Retrospective
Study of Diseases of Seadragons. Proceedings of
the American Association of Zoo Veterin“arians, AAWV and AANAG joint conference.
Presented October 14-21, 2005. Omaha, NE.
Hamilton, P. K. and R.P. Bernard. 2005. DIGITS:
Digital Image Gathering and Information Tracking
System. Software to process, match and track
digital images and data for individual identification studies. Poster presented at the16th Biennial
Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals.
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Hepting, D. 2005. Toys? I Don’t See Any Toys!
Poster presented at International Marine Animal
Trainers Association Conference. Nov. 8, 2005.
Duck Key, FL.
resiliency of the spiny dogfish, Squalus
acanthias, captured by commercial fishing gear.
Paper presented at the First Inter-national
Symposium on the Management and Biology of
Dogfish Sharks. June 13-15, 2005. University
of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Mandelman, J.W. and M.A. Farrington. Postrelease mortality of discarded spiny dogfish
(Squalus acanthias) in a Northwest Atlantic ottertrawl fishery. Talk presented at the University of
Rhode Island’s School of Oceanography Spring
Seminar Series. May 4, 2005. Narragansett, RI.
Mayo, C.A., O.C. Nichols, N. Jaquet, M.W.
Brown and M.K. Bessinger. Assessing habitat
quality in order to manage the causes of right
whale mortality. Presented at the Sixteenth
Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine
Mammals. Dec. 12-16, 2005. San Diego, CA.
Mandelman, J.W. and M.A. Farrington.
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Spina, S. and S.L. Bailey. 2005. Jellies Hit the
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Weber, E. S. State of Lobster Science: Lobster
shell disease-assessing research priorities for
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University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA.
Weber, E. S. and G. Egrie. Reproductive
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Presented at the 30th Annual Eastern Fish Health
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Weber, E.S., M.F. Tlusty, H. Halvorson, R
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Eastern Fish Health Works hop. June 13-17,
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Rolland, R.M., K. E. Hunt, S.D. Kraus and S.K.
Biology Annual Meeting, Dec. 10-14, 2005. San
Wasser. Determining reproductive status of right
Francisco, CA.
whales (Eubalaena glacialis) using fecal hormone
metabolites. Paper presented at the Marine
Mammal Society Biennial Meeting. Dec. 15,
Kunkel J.G., M.J. Jercinovic, D.Calihan, R.
Smolowitz and M.F. Tlusty. Electron microprobe 2005. San Diego, CA.
measurement of mineralization of American
Rubinstein, B., R. Cooper, E.S. Weber. An
lobster (Homarus americanus) cuticle proof of
concept. Paper presented at conference: State
analysis of overall health and distribution of the
of lobster science—Lobster shell disease:
harp and hooded seals along the United States
assessing research priorities for understanding
eastern coast. The 16th Biennial Conference on
how lobster biology and health issues impact
the Biology of Marine Mammals, December 2005.
productivity. March 12-13, 2005. University of
Shumway, C.A. How Social and Habitat
Massachusetts at Boston.
Complexities Shape Brain Structure. Invited pleMandelman, J.W. and M.A. Farrington.
nary speaker, 3rd Gordon Research Conference
Elasmobranchs and stress: physiological changes on Neuroethology. Aug. 8, 2005. Oxford,
and post-release mortality associated with fishing England.
capture. Talk presented at the National Oceanic
Shumway, C.A. and H.A. Hofmann. 2005.
Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National
Marine Fisheries Service Spring Seminar Series. The evolution of complexity in African cichlid
fishes. Talk given to the J. B. Johnston Club. Nov.
May 25, 2005. Northeast Fisheries Science
11, 2005. Washington, D.C.
Center, Woods Hole, MA.
the AZA National Conference. Sept. 16, 2005.
John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL.
Stone, G., A. Hutt, P. Duignan, J. Teilmann, K.
Geschke, K. Russell, R. Cooper, A. Baker, S.
Baker, R. Suisted, A. Yoshinaga, J. Brown, G.
Jones and D. Higgins. 2005. Hector’s Dolphin
(Cephalorhynchus hectori hectori) Satellite
Tagging, Health and Genetic Assessment Project.
Final report to the New Zealand Department of
Conservation.
( )
Grooters, B. Wickes and D. Sutton. Encounters
With Fungi In Sygnathid Fish. Presented at the
30th Annual Eastern Fish Health Workshop. June
13-17, 2005. Shepherdstown, WV.
Aquarium Staff Listing ( )
((Aquarium Staff Listing)) Animal Health –
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Dan Biros, Contract
Veterinarian. Leslie Boerner Neville, Contract
As of December 31, 2005.
Veterinarian. Craig Brooks, Water Quality Specialisttrained. Robert Cooper, Sr. Biologist. Kristen Dube,
Supervisor. Deana Edmunds, Manager. Pilar Gibson, Biologist
I. Susan D. Goodridge, Manager. Abbey Grobe, Manager. Charles Innis,
Assoc. Veterinarian. Tracey Ritzman, Contract Veterinarian. Scott Weber, Head
Veterinarian. Animal Husbandry – Barbara Ann Bailey, Office
Supervisor. John Dayton, Director & General Curator. Communications
– William Bennett, Webmaster. Andrea Benoit, Publications Editor. Tony
LaCasse, Media Relations Director. Cristina Santiestevan, Writer. Lucy Seche,
Writer. Conservation & Global Marine Programs – Lydia
Bergen, Manager. Cynthia Browning, Research Assistant II. Peter Cooper,
Conservation Associate. Jeff Herzog, Sr. Production Coordinator. W. Glenn
Hovermale, Sr. Conservation Associate II. Brenna Kraus, Research Assistant.
Audra Lissell, Administrative Assistant. Catherine McGuirk, Administrative
Assistant. Rosalind Rolland, Sr. Conservation Fellow. Gregory Stone, Vice
President of Global Marine Programs. Kathleen Szleper, Conservation Associate
II. Heather Tausig, Director of Conservation. Corporate Relations –
Jennifer Farnsworth, Corporate Relations Director. Ashley Strigle, Corporate
Relations Coordinator. Custodial – Quintino Centeio, Manager. Jerry
Ryan. Cesareo Contreras. Benigno Galdamez. Lesmith Gonzalez. Jose
Mancia. Rolando Pineda. Eva Rivera. Jaime Samayoa. Vicente Umana.
Design – Peter Brady, Exhibit Production Manager. William Enright, Project
Manager. Peter Johnson, Director. Catherine LeBlanc, Sr. Graphic Designer.
Jonathan Place, Sr. Graphic Designer. Patrick Powell, Asst. Designer-Temp.
Eun Jung Ree, Sr. Graphic Designer. Kathrin Williams, Asst. Project Manager.
Development – Amy Barker, Administrative Assistant. Lisa Bevilaqua,
Associate Vice President. Rebecca Crawford, Major Gifts Officer. Holli Daley,
Development Associate/Special Events Coordinator. Lorrie Faggen-Wilkins,
Director of Board Relations. Marla Strickland, Director of Membership & Annual
Fund. Dawn Paul, Database Administrator. Kathleen Roberts, Foundations &
Govt. Grants Officer. Phoebe Slanetz, Director of Prospect Development. Susan
Thompson, Director of Foundation & Government Relations. Education –
Ann Ambiel, Program Educator. John Anderson, Director. Emily Arbeene,
Program Educator. Robin Bagley, Program Educator. Johanna Blasi, Visitor
Programs Specialist. Kevin Blinkoff, Administrative Assistant. Andrew Boepple,
Program Educator. Justin Boepple, Senior Educator. Lisbeth Bornhofft, Sr.
Educator. Vanessa Brathwaite, Teen Intern. Iona Brightman-Hunnedy,
Program Educator. Ashlene Brown, Teen Intern. Ashley Brown, Teen Program
Advisor. Nick Carlisle, Visitor Programs Specialist. David Casiano, Teen Intern.
Vickie Cataldo, Program Coordinator. Rose Chaffee, Program Educator.
Bronwyn Cooke, Visitor Programs Specialist. Caitlin Corey, Camp Instructor.
Dana Crosby, Camp Instructor. Sheilah Curtis, Program Educator. Rachel
Dacks, Teen Program Assistant. Alexandra Del Solar, Sr. Educator. Rose
Delorme, Teen Intern. Maria Elena Derrien, Camp Programs Coordinator.
Charlene Desanges, Teen Intern. Heather Deschenes, Supervisor. Pamela
DiBona, Manager. Karen Dove, Program EducatorSarah Dragosits, Program
Educator. Sunnye Dreyfus, Program Educator. Sarah Duffy, Teen Intern.
Julianne Dyer, Program Educator. Deborah Eames, Program Educato. Leslie
Engeldrum, Supervisor. Rebeca Focht, Program Educator. Brian Forde, Teen
Intern. Holly Frank, Program Educator. Stefanie Gazda, Supervisor. Kalyn
Gildehaus, Program Educator. Benjamin Gnacik, Program Educator. Carrie
Green, Program Educator. Saskia Guerrier, Teen Intern. Tracy Hajduk, Visitor
Programs Specialist. Benjamin Hammer, Program Educator. Julia Hammer,
Camp Instructor. Michael Hampson, Program Educator. Alisha Hope, Program
Educator. Darcel Hunt, Program Educator. Linda Hurt, Program Educator.
Darleny Javier, Teen Program Advisor. Brian Kelly, Program Educator. Bonnie
Kwan, Teen Intern. Patience Lapierre, Program Educator. Jessica Lavash, Sr.
Educator. Andrew Leahy, Camp Instructor. Si Pan Leong, Teen Intern. Carolyn
Ann Levi, Principle Investigator. Rebecca Levi, Program Educator. Max
Lieberman, Program Educator. Gerson Louis, Teen Intern. Kara Mahoney,
Program Educator. Soda Mao, Teen Intern. Manuel Martinez, Teen Intern. Laura
McGlynn, Program Educator. Megan Moore, Program Educator. Anna Myers,
Program Educator. Hien-Thu Nguyen, Teen Intern. Barbara Nislick, Program
Educator. Jayshree Oberoi, Teacher Services. Coordinator. Terrance O’Malley,
Program Educator. Susan Padawer, Teacher Program Specialist. Elisabeth
Paige, Teen Intern. Lori Patriacca, Camp Instructor. Jeffrey Robinson, Program
Educator. Jonathan Rodriguez, Teen Intern. Allison Rourke, Program Educator.
Joel Rubin, Supervisor. Matthew Ruggiero, Teen Intern. Nicholas Ruggiero,
Teen Intern. Cory Savereid, Teen Program Advisor. Sylvia Scharf, Program
Educator. Sara Schwandt, Program Educator. Nicole Scola, Program Educator.
Corey Scott, Teen Intern. Jenna Sigman, Supervisor. Joanna Solins, Program
Educator. Jessica Stamp, Program Educator. Rebekah Stendahl, Supervisor.
Rodney Surpris, Teen Intern. John Szpak, Camp Instructor. Tyler Toohey, Teen
Intern. Quontay Turner, Teen Intern. Matthew Tweedie, Camp Instructor. Geri
Unger, Director. Julio Vargas, Supervisor. Daniela Villante, Teen Intern. Dara
Wald, Program Educator. Jessica Weaver, Teen Intern. David Wedge, Program
Educator. Kevin Welch, Program Educator. Ki Williams, Teen Intern. Catherine
Wood, Office Supervisor. Sara Zrike, Program Educator. Events – Lauren
Fairweather, Account Executive-Sales. Lynn Hughes, Account Executive-Sales.
Executive Division – Heather Cunningham, Administrative Assistant.
Bud Ris, President/CEO. Edmund Toomey, President/CEO. Facilities – C.
David Comerford, Painter. Francis Corvino, Electrician. Joseph Feneck, MSO.
Christopher Fernald, Director. David Gedutis, MSO. Thomas Hague, MSO.
Mark Hindman, MSO. John Hurley, Properties Supervisor. John Stephen
Keaney, Maintenance Mechanic. Edward Keefe, Electrician. Robert Kelly, MSO.
Brye McNeil, Maintenance Mechanic. Allen Munn, Maintenance MechanicLead.John Joseph Reardon, Sr. Watch Engineer. Joseph Shea, Carpenter.
Donna Smith, MSO. Steven Smith, Manager. Richard Stanton, Maintenance
Mechanic. Finance – Patricia Bernstone, Office Supervisor. Susan Butler,
Sr. Cash Room Clerk. Phoebe Clune, Cash Room/AP Assistant. Joanne Colwell,
Supervisor. Patrick DeCoste, Chief Accountant. Andrew Demello, Mail Clerk.
Patricia Devoe, Asst. Controller. Jill Flaherty, Cash Room Accounting Clerk.
Walter Flaherty, Executive Vice President/COO & Treasurer. Jeannette
Giannangelo, Cash Room Accounting Clerk. Kristen Greene, Financial Analyst.
Laura Macauley, Cash Room Accounting Clerk. William Mailloux, Chief
Accountant. Meghan Makela, Cash Room Accounting Clerk. Boris Moshinsky,
Sr. Accounts Payable Clerk. Pamela Padian, Office Supervisor. Elizabeth
Teixeira, Cash Room Accounting Clerk. Michael Troisi, Payroll Accountant.
Joseph Zani, Associate Director/Controller. Fishes – Steven Bailey, Curator.
Barry Baker, Asst. Aquarist. Catherine Banks, Sr. Aquarist. Lisa Barrett, Asst.
Aquarist. Chris Bauernfeind, Asst. Aquarist. Holly Martel Bourbon, Sr. Aquarist.
Jeremy Brodt, Aquarist. Kolby Hanna Brown, Sr. Aquarist. Susannah Corona,
Supervisor/Sr. Aquarist. Adam Crook, Aquarist. Anthony Davi, Sr. Aquarist.
Joseph Demuth, Asst. Aquarist. Andrea Desjardins, Asst. Aquarist.
Christopher Doller, Aquarist. Scott Dowd, Sr. Aquarist. Erin Ellis, Aquarist.
Brianne Emhiser, Asst. Aquarist. Jeffrey Fisher, Asst. Aquarist. Sherrie Floyd,
Sr. Aquarist. Peter Gawne, Aquarist. Shara Goolsby, Aquarist. Colin Grist,
Supervisor/Sr. Aquarist. John Hanzl, Asst. Aquarist. Brandy Hardiman, Asst.
Aquarist. Brianne Howe, Aquarist. Katharine. Hudec, Asst. Aquarist. Caitlin
Hume, Aquarist. Tanya Hurlimann, Asst. Aquarist. Jodie Jackson, Aquarist.
Richard Jones, Aquarist. John Kelleher, Asst. Curator. Brian Kilpatrick,
Aquarist. Maureen Koneval, Aquarist. Daniel Laughlin, Asst. Curator. Paul
Leonard, Aquarist. Allen Luinis, Aquarist. Joseph Masi, Aquarist. Kristine
May, Aquarist. Jason. Michalec, Aquarist. William Murphy, Aquarist. Brian
Nelson, Sr. Aquarist. David Niemaszyk, Aquarist. Michelle Olivari, Aquarist.
Maireke Rosenbaum, Asst. Aquarist. Kassandra Smith, Teen Intern. Stephen
Spina, Asst. Curator. Cindy Torres, Asst. Aquarist. Heather Urquhart, Sr.
Aquarist. Vanessa White, Asst. Aquarist. Michael Whyte, Asst. Aquarist. Jenny
Wu, Curatorial Associate. Sarah Zibailo, Aquarist. Food Service – John
Bynum, Sous Chef. Angela Ermoian, Event Manager. Francisco Henriquez,
Concessions Manager. George Kierstead, Executive Chef. Matthew King,
Director of Food Service. Rossella Romagnoli, Event Director. Gift Shop –
Christopher Anderson, Sales Associate. Alison Baldwin, Sales Associate.
Fabian Belgrave, Sales Associate. William Bingham, Sales Associate. Lauren
Bogdanski, Sales Associate. Ashley Boyle, Sales Associate-Lead. Matthew
Bullock, Sales Associate. Ramon Calderon, Sales Associate. Nathalie Cardona,
Sales Associate. Jacquelyn Carr, Sales Associate-Lead. Heather Centeio, Sales
Associate. Stephen Cimino, Sales Associate. Courtney Clemons, Sales
Associate. Luciano Coelho, Sales Associate. Warlley Coelho, Sales AssociateLead. Gina Cotrone, Manager. Carolina Davila, Sales Associate. Sally De Luca,
Sales Associate. Kerline Desir, Sales Associate. Francheska Dominique, Sales
Associate. Kelsey Doran, Sales Associate. Serban Dragomir, Sales Associate.
Ryan Early, Sales Associate. Meagan Effinger, Sales Associate. Stuart
Figueroa, Sales Associate-Lead. Kathryn Fortunato, Sales Associate. Clyde
Francis, Sales Associate. Margaret Francis, Sales Associate. Sarah French,
Sales Associate. Pamela Gigliotti, Sales Associate. Katie Greenwood, Sales
Associate. Sarah Hamilton, Sales Associate. John Hamm, Sales Associate.
Alexandra Harreys, Sales Associate. Emma Hastings, Sales Associate. Gillian
Heavey, Sales Associate-Lead. Vanessa Henriquez, Sales Associate. Owen
Isaacson, Sales Associate. Sonya James, Sales Associate. Jennifer Katz, Sales
Associate. Luis Kincade, Warehouse Associate. Josh Klasic, Sales Associate.
Courtney Langa, Sales Associate. Erica Lindberg, Sales Associate. Raphael
Malek, Sales Associate. Marlena Massaro, Sales Associate. Jean Mathurin,
Sales Associate. Jasmine Mays, Sales Associate. Russell McGee, Sales
Associate. Erin McGreevy, Sales Associate. Haley McManus, Sales Associate.
Sarah Milner, Sales Associate. Meredith Mitchell, Sales Associate. Erica
Visitor Assistant. Brityan Andrews, Visitor Assistant. Coral Ash, Visitor Assistant. Alicia
Barreiro, Visitor Assistant. Emma Beaudry, Visitor Assistant. Patrick Beckles, Supervisor.
Nyeshia Beech, Visitor Assistant. Anthony Biagini, Visitor Assistant-Lead. Shane Blundell,
Cashier-Lead. Samantha Cairo, Visitor Assistant-Lead. Gabriel Carter, Visitor Assistant-Lead.
Lauren Centeio, Visitor Assistant. Julianne Chan, Visitor Assistant. Dane Clune, Visitor
Assistant. Kenny Csaplar, Visitor Assistant. Alice Delaney, Visitor Assistant-Lead. Thomas
Delcarpio, Visitor Assistant. Gina Digirolamo, Visitor Assistant. Rebecca Dinocco, Visitor
Assistant-Lead. Katia Duarte, Visitor Assistant. Robert Edwards, Visitor Assistant. Brian
Flanagan, Visitor Assistant. Jennifer Fontes, Visitor Assistant. Eric Freeman, Visitor
Assistant-Lead. Joan Freeman, Visitor Assistant. Eleni Georgakopoulos, Visitor Assistant.
Elizabeth Gorham, Director. Laura Hain, Visitor Assistant. Brandon Hall, Visitor Assistant.
Steven Hanna, Visitor Assistant-Lead. Christina Hart, Visitor Assistant. Jenne Hemingway,
Visitor Assistant. Kandi Hodge, Visitor Assistant. John Hutchinson, Information Booth Aide.
Jordana Ingraham, Visitor Assistant. Melissa Jones, Visitor Assistant. Michelle Jones,
Visitor Assistant. Alice Ko, Visitor Assistant. Georgina Krain, Manager. Amanda La Voie,
Visitor Assistant. Michael Lannon, Cashier-Lead. Nadia Lazo, Visitor Assistant. Mary Le,
Visitor Assistant. Nhi Le, Visitor Assistant. Rosario Lopez, Information Booth Aide. John
Lynch, Visitor Assistant. John Macdougall, Supervisor. Michelle Magaletta, Visitor
Assistant. Lamar McClinton, Visitor Assistant-Lead. Christine McGunnigal, Visitor Assistant.
Osvaldir Mendes, Visitor Assistant. Elsa Moreta, Visitor Assistant. Anibal Muniz, Visitor
Assistant. Karen Nadworny, Visitor Assistant. Christine Newton, Visitor Assistant. Janeiro
Okafor, Visitor Assistant. Allison Poirot, Cashier-Lead. Vivian Quintero, Visitor. Assistant.
Zana Resulaj, Visitor Assistant-Lead. Juan Rivera, Visitor Assistant. Jennifer Ruiz, Visitor
Assistant-Lead. Meena Sajwani, Information Booth Aide. Rafael Santos, Visitor Assistant.
Gregory Sierman, Visitor Assistant. Dave Sigel, Visitor Assistant. Catherine Solis, Visitor
Assistant-Lead. Margaret Stone, Information Booth Aide-Lead. Alicia Thomas, Visitor
Assistant-Lead. Faith Tibets, Information Booth Aide. Monica Vasquez, Visitor AssistantLead. Joshua Womble, Visitor Assistant. Sarah Yellin, Visitor Assistant. Jessica ZangerlSalter, Visitor Assistant. Shara Zaval, Visitor Assistant. Volunteer Department –
Rhiannon Lewis, Administrative Coordinator. Joanna Rothman, Manager.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Edmund C. Toomey (through February 4, 2005)
Bud Ris (beginning September 15, 2005)
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating
Officer & Treasurer
Walter J. Flaherty
Vice Presidents
Lisa A. Bevilaqua
Associate Vice President,
Development
Scott D. Kraus, Ph.D.
Research
William S. Spitzer, Ph.D.
Programs & Exhibits
Gregory S. Stone, Ph.D.
Global Marine Programs
Karen L. Mize
Marketing & Sales
John C. Anderson
Education
Albert J. Barker
Sponsored Programs
Tony LaCasse
Media Relations
Ann M. Perry
Human Resources
Debra D. Borgwardt
Group Sales & Reservations
Maura A. Rogers
Merchandise & Operations
John W. Dayton
General Curator
Phoebe G. Slanetz
Prospect Development
James E. Duffey
Project Management
Marla Strickland
Membership & Annual Fund
Jennifer I. Farnsworth
Corporate Relations
Heather C. Tausig
Conservation
Christopher A. Fernald
Facilities
Susan J. Thompson
Foundation & Government Relations
Elizabeth M. Gorham
Visitor Services
Derek R. Threinen
IMAX Theatre
Peter K. Johnson
Exhibits & Design
Barbara J. Waller
Information Systems & Technology
Matthew King
Food Service
Joseph A. Zani
Controller
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Directors
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Annual Report 2005
Moise, Sales Associate. Erica Moise, Sales Associate. Thomas O’Brien, Warehouse
Supervisor. Mary Olson, Sales Associate. Laura Perez, Sales Associate. Gwendolyn Perry,
Sales Associate. Jerome Porter, Sales Associate. Timothy Quinn, Asst. Store Manager. Anna
Rice, Sales Associate. Maura Rogers, Director. Katherine Rosoff, Sales Associate-Lead.
Stephen Santos, Sales Associate. Shawn Sao, Sales Associate. Cory Shepherd, Sales
Associate. Melissa Simon, Sales Associate-Lead. Elisse Sliwinski, Sales Associate. Keyon
Smith, Sales Associate-Lead. Molly Sortino, Sales Associate. Amy Spaulding, Sales
Associate. Serge Subach, Sales Associate. Shannon Turney, Sales Associate. Marissa
Vogel, Sales Associate. David Whittemore, Sales Associate. Shaku Williams, Sales
Associate. Amy Wong, Sales Associate. Jennifer Yee, Sales Associate. Amanda Zalkind,
Sales Associate. Human Resources – Danielle Fisher, Human Resource Associate.
Amy La Hait, Manager. Ann Perry, Director. IMAX Theatre – Gha-Is Abduljaami,
Theatre Host. Trista Attoh, Operations Manager. Allison Bauman, Supervisor. Andrea Beck,
Supervisor. Eric Bridges, Lead Host. Rodney Brown, Theatre Host. Christy Burke,
Supervisor. Matthew Casaletto, Theatre Host. Emily Centeio, Lead Host. April Cordell,
Supervisor. Celena Cortez, Lead Host. Antonio Darden, Theatre Host. Beth Dymek, Theatre
Host. Joseph Efezokhae, Theatre . Host. Marleni Gomez, Theatre Host. Angela Haibach,
Theatre Host. Dia Jeanlys, Theatre Host. Nicole Johnson, Supervisor. Farah Joseph, Theatre
Host. David Lucas, Supervisor. Ilya Luvish, Supervisor. Cornell Marshburn, Theatre Host.
Ryan McHale, Supervisor. Daniel Melo, Theatre Host. Julie Pimentel, Theatre Host. Esteban
Polonsky, Theatre Host. Natalia Povarnitsyna, Theatre Host. Bonita Quick, Theatre Host.
Aimee Ricciardone, Supervisor. Nicole Ryan, Supervisor. Irina Rybakova, Theatre Host.
April Santos, Lead Host. Tariq Seifuddin, Theatre Host. Benjamin Serraillier, Supervisor.
Derek Threinen, Director. Zahira Vasquez, Theatre Host. Jamara Wakefield, Supervisor.
Jared Watson, Supervisor. Elizabeth Wheatley, Theatre Host. Robert Wilcox, Lead Cashier.
Desira Williams, Theatre Host. Tiffany Williams, Lead Cashier. John Wong, Lead Host.
Information Technology – Jonathan Doorneweerd, Technical Support
Specialist. Kenneth Eckland, Manager. Serge Frederique, Sr. Support Analyst. Jason
Moreau, Technical Support Specialist. Stephen Smith, Desktop Support Manager. Barbara
Waller, Director. Kevin Williams, Sr. Support Analyst. Mammals – Belinda Brackett,
Mammal Trainer-Trained. Paul Bradley, Sr. Mammal Trainer. Rochelle Briscoe, Mammal
Trainer-Trained. Cheryl Clark, Sr. Mammal Trainer. Erin Clark, Mammal Trainer-Trained.
Maude Fletcher, Asst. Mammal Trainer. Daniell Hepting, Mammal Trainer-Trained. Stacey
Hoth, Mammal Trainer-Trained. Jennifer Montague, Asst. Curator. Patricia Schilling,
Mammal Trainer-Trained. Kathy Krieger Streeter, Curator. John Traversi, Mammal TrainerTrained. Membership – Karlos Colon, Membership Sales Associate. Bridget
Fitzgerald, Membership Coordinator. Colleen Hosking, Membership Assistant. Kaitlin
Longmire, Membership Coordinator. Jamie Nelson, Membership Service Representative.
Sarah Sweeney, Membership Service Representative. Jessica Vasta, Membership Sales
Associate. Brittany Winder, Membership Sales Associate. William Winter, Membership
Service Representative. Newport Exploration Center – Stephanie
Bongiovanni, Program Educator. Michelle Bromley, Program Educator. Susan Colucci,
Program Educator. Jocelyne Dolce, Aquarist. Bonnie Epstein, Principal Investigator.
Kimberly Jahn, Program Educator. Megan Murasso, Program Educator. Marc Paranzino,
Program Educator. Mary Rapien, Program Coordinator. Tiffany Risch, Program Educator.
Jennifer Tidswell, Program Educator. Katie Wall, Program Educator Programs and Exhibits.
Shawna Moos, Manager. William Spitzer, Vice. President. Project Management –
James Duffey, Director. Rescue and Rehabilitation – Sarah Bean, Animal
Care Technician. Jill Gary, Animal Care Technician. Melissa Machetta Hoge, Animal Care
Technician. Adam Kennedy, Animal Care Technician. Constance Merigo, Stranding Program
Coordinator. James Rice, Sr. Animal Care Technician. Sheila Sinclaire, Animal Care
Technician. Research – Tarik Benabdallah, Research Assistant. Moriah Bessinger,
Research Assistant II. Moira Brown, Sr. Scientist. Lisa Conger, Assoc. Scientist. Adam
Dobberfuhl, Research Assistant. Marianne Farrington, Assoc. Director of Research. Terris
Greene, Manager. Yan Guilbault, Research. Assistant II. Lindsay Hall, Research Assistant II.
Philip Hamilton, Research Scientist I. Joy Hampp, Research Assistant. Anita Kim, Research
Technician. Amy Knowlton, Research Scientist I. Katie Koch, Research Assistant. Scott
Kraus, Vice President. Kerry Lagueux, Assoc. Scientist. Laura Lane, Research Administrator.
Paula Mackay, Research Assistant. John Mandelman, Research Technician. Marilyn Marx,
Asst. Scientist II. Heather McRae, Research Assistant. William McWeeny, Research Assistant.
Meredith Montgomery, Research Assistant. Peter Nilsson, Research. Assistant. Melissa
Patrician, Research Assistant. Heather Pettis, Asst. Scientist II. Elizabeth Pike, Asst.
Scientist I. Belinda Rubinstein, Asst. Scientist I. Justin Scace, Research Assistant. Caroly
Shumway, Sr. Scientist. Jessica Taylor, Research Assistant. Michael Tlusty, Sr. Scientist.
Elizabeth Tuohy-Sheen, Research Assistant. Timothy Werner, Sr. Scientist. Monica Zani,
Asst. Scientist II. Reservations – Debra Borgwardt, Director. Kimberly Braid, Vista
Administrator. Scott Braid, Reservationist. Audrey Cochran, Receptionist. Daniel Manchon,
Reservationist. Gabriel Manchon, Supervisor. Alexandra Pickelhaupt, Reservationist. Mary
Pymm, Reservationist Danielle Slapak, Group Sales Coordinator. Claribel Ventura,
Reservationist. Sales and Marketing – Stacie Finnegan, Marketing Associate.
Paul Marsh, Manager. Karen Mize, Vice President. Security – Yualbert Bosquet.
Victor Cruz. Sponsored Programs – Albert Barker, Director. Sandra Lane, Grant
Accountant. Marion Smith Marcucelli, Program Coordinator. Carmine Tocci, Grants
Administrator. Visitor Services – Ashley Abcunas, Cashier-Lead. David Andrade,
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