2024 Annual Review
Our mission is to inspire conservation of the ocean. We envision a future where the ocean flourishes and people thrive in a just and equitable world. We create extraordinary experiences that inspire awe and wonder, champion science-based solutions, and connect people across the planet to protect and restore the ocean.
What an amazing 40th anniversary year! We celebrated all year long and I hope you enjoyed the festivities as much as we did. More than the great time, with your generous support we made some incredible advances in 2024 as the stories in these pages demonstrate. Thank you for doing so much to sustain this vital work.
In 2025, I’ll be working to build on these accomplishments in a new capacity, as we launch the search for a new CEO and I transition into leadership on the Board of Trustees. Rest assured — while my title and responsibilities are changing, I will continue to champion the Aquarium and our work, far and wide. We remain the best aquarium in the world and I’ll be doing all I can to ensure we continue to make a positive difference for the future of the ocean. And, the timing is right — our work is more urgent than ever.
Thank you!
At a time of unprecedented global change, in 2024 we made real progress for the ocean on so many fronts. We helped advance action in California, nationally, and around the world to curb plastic pollution that threatens ocean life — and our own health. We are encouraging California policy makers to continue their leadership on plastic pollution after supporting a statewide plastic bag ban and helping to enact a ground-breaking law to reduce single-use plastic packaging in the state by 25 percent. We helped shape a first-ever national plastic reduction strategy as well as progress toward a Global Plastics Treaty. And Seafood Watch, which turned 25, is more active than ever around the world, leading a transformation in the ways seafood is caught and farmed, for the benefit of ecosystems and fishing communities. Our extraordinary living exhibits and growing online presence have inspired millions to care more — and do more — to protect and restore the ocean. Our Animal Care team continues to bring new species to our guests in Into the Deep/En lo Profundo. We’re working on plans and designs for a new exhibit gallery to engage and inspire our youngest visitors, advancing work we pioneered when we opened Splash Zone 25 years ago.
We’ve completed our new Sea Otter Conservation Center so we can continue to recover these iconic animals and the ecosystems where they live. Our free education programs are fulfilling their promise in exciting ways. We’re seeing their generational impact as young people who took part in teen leadership programs start careers including at the Aquarium.
None of this is possible without generous and continued support from our members and donors. Together, we’ve built a strong foundation. I can’t wait to see what comes next!
With deep thanks,
Julie Packard Executive Director
Board of Trustees
As of December 2024
Tegan Acton, Chair
Julie Packard, Vice Chair
Caroline Getty
M.R.C. Greenwood
Mike Gupta
Ben Jealous
Eric Jensen
Alisha Johnson Wilder
Michael Mantell
Martha Martinez
Anneliese Olson
Susan Orr
The Aquarium’s 40th year delivered many memorable accomplishments. Your support — as always — played a central role in our success. You’ve put the Aquarium in a position to continue contributing to the health of the ocean, marine life, and the well-being of all of us who depend on this vibrant part of our planet.
We’ve made tremendous progress as we design a new early learners gallery to replace Splash Zone and the penguins exhibit — reimagining how our exhibits can build empathy for ocean life among our youngest visitors. I am passionate about this work and so look forward to being a part of the opening next year!
We’ve created a strong, new strategic plan to guide our work in the future. We made the Aquarium more accessible to people as we welcomed nearly 200,000 guests through Museums for All.
In the past year, you’ve supported our work more generously than ever before. For that I want to offer my deepest thanks, both personally and on behalf of my colleagues on the Board of Trustees. We’ll continue to depend on you as we move forward in 2025.
Christopher Scholin
Greg Silverman
Louise Stephens
Mark Wan
Lisa D. White
Gideon Yu
In closing, there are truly no words to describe how much our executive director, Julie Packard, has done for our institution over 40 years. She is a visionary leader and a global force for ocean conservation. Thanks to Julie’s hard work and dedication the Aquarium remains a top-tier destination with a strong staff and volunteer team and robust program offerings. Her leadership reaches far beyond the Aquarium, inspiring generations of future ocean conservationists around the globe.
Thank you,
Tegan Acton Board Chair
Celebrating years
Bottom left, Board Chair Tegan Acton and Julie Packard; top and bottom middle, guests enjoy the festive ambiance; bottom right, musical guest Shaina Evoniuk.
On October 20, 1984, David Packard addressed the throngs on Cannery Row, saying, “We are ready to open the door and let you come in to see and enjoy your Aquarium.” He and Lucile Packard truly viewed the Aquarium as a gift to the community — a place to inspire and share the wonders of the ocean.
We’ve come a long way since — and what we’ve accomplished has greatly surpassed expectations.
An evening to remember
On October 19, we hosted a 40th anniversary party with nearly 1,000 members and donors in attendance. This gala dinner celebration included presentations by Julie Packard and board chair Tegan Acton, along with musical performances throughout the evening. Attendees enjoyed a strolling buffet dinner and were able to explore our exhibits at night. It was a memorable opportunity to celebrate this special milestone with so many long-time friends who care deeply about the Aquarium and our mission to inspire conservation of the ocean.
The evening was generously sponsored by Joanne and Art Hall, the Nancy Eccles and Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation, Caron and Alan Lacy, Bill and Jeanne Landreth, Becky and Jim Morgan, Sandhill Foundation, and SSA Group. In-kind donations were made by SSA Group, Rhônedonnée Wines, and Pisoni Vineyards & Winery.
It was heartwarming to celebrate all that you make possible and what we can accomplish together. You, our members and donors, are the power behind our strong voice that makes waves and creates change.
A vision comes to life
To celebrate our anniversary milestone, we created a short film to document the building of the Aquarium — an incredible feat of engineering and innovation for its time. Because of the cutting-edge technology and design used in the construction, as well as our hardworking team who have maintained the facilities in pristine condition for four decades, the Aquarium continues to amaze visitors.
To watch our short film
A vision comes to life, please scan the QR code:
Opening day in 1984 with Aquarium benefactors Lucile Packard (seated) and David Packard, Robin and Nancy Burnett, Chuck Baxter, and Steve Webster.
Celebrating our staff
It takes many amazingly talented individuals to make the Aquarium the special place that it is and to advance our conservation mission. We are grateful to the 542 employees who care for our animals, build exhibits, keep the Aquarium facility running, share the wonders of the ocean on social media, save sea otters, advocate for sustainable seafood, and so much more. In November, we closed the Aquarium for a day so that all staff could celebrate our 40th anniversary together.
72,872,024
Total visitors since 1984
Over 4 Million People connected online
771 Species and 81,426 Animals and plants
8,000+ Programs on
78,000 Member households
Creating experiences that inspire
We’ve been innovators for 40 years, working to bring our guests closer to the incredible diversity of ocean life. From the firstever living Kelp Forest exhibit, to our 1.2-million-gallon Open Sea exhibit, to an out-of-this-world deep-sea exhibit, we’ve continually pushed the envelope of what’s possible. Behind every exhibit is a dedicated team who care for our animals and carry out research — constantly expanding our knowledge of the natural world.
Amazing advances in jelly care
The Aquarium sparked a worldwide fascination with jellies when we were the first to culture and display a variety of Pacific species in the 1990s.
We most recently featured Pelagia flaveola, a mauve-colored jelly with golden bumps on its bell, and Red X, a red, round comb jelly so new to science that it doesn’t yet have an official name.
Displaying these rarely seen animals is possible in part because of a one-of-a-kind life support system we designed that allows us to recreate some of the more challenging parameters of the deep-sea environment. It’s a complex, innovative system that uses gel membranes, compressed gas, and countercurrent flow to maintain reduced oxygen and pH levels. Significantly, the system also enables us to customize the exhibit environment to suit the varied needs of different species.
A Red X jelly, (red cydippid), begins to extend its feeding arm as it drifts around its enclosure in the Into the Deep exhibit.
Monterey Bay Aquarium was chosen in 2024 as the site for an international gathering of jelly biologists from the
United States, Japan, and Europe. During “Kurage-Con” (kurage is the Japanese word for jellyfish), 14 participants joined our jelly team in September for two days of exchange, learning, and collaborating on all things related to jelly husbandry.
Our resident Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), Makana, enjoys staff and visitor interaction.
40
years of fantastic fauna
All of our animals are special, but here are some magical milestones we’ll never forget.
1989 For the first time, we succeeded in rescuing, raising, and releasing a stranded sea otter pup.
1992 We opened our first all-jellies exhibit, Planet of the Jellies. Our innovations in culturing and exhibiting jellies started a boom in similar exhibits at aquariums around the world.
1996 The 1.2-million-gallon Open Sea exhibit, originally known as the Outer Bay, opens. It showcases a community of tunas, hammerhead sharks, sea turtles, sunfish, schools of sardines, and more.
2004 We kept a young white shark in the Open Sea exhibit, where it thrived for six and a half months before we successfully returned it to the wild.
2006 We proudly introduced Makana, the only Laysan albatross at any accredited institution in North America. She increases public awareness about the urgent environmental issues posed by ocean plastic pollution.
2017 We become the first institution in the world to culture the stunning and fragile spotted comb jelly, and one of only a handful of aquariums to hatch and raise chambered nautilus.
2022 A new deep sea exhibit, Into the Deep: Exploring Our Undiscovered Ocean (En lo Profundo: Explorando Nuestro Océano Desconocido), showcases emerging research and newly discovered animals in the deep sea.
“The white shark is the most powerful emissary for ocean conservation in our history.”
Unique and wonderful animals
Visitors to Into the Deep/En lo Profundo are regularly treated to amazing animals that inhabit the deep sea, many collected in partnership with MBARI. These include the mushroom soft coral (Heteropolypus ritteri), also known as a Ritter’s soft coral, which strains food from the cold water on the seafloor.
Setting the bar for aquarium exhibitions
From the iconic Kelp Forest to the most recent Into the Deep/En lo Profundo, our exhibits have showcased species never seen elsewhere, inspired the public to take conservation action, and set the highest bar for exhibit design. Our exhibitions have pushed the boundaries of technology and exhibition standards for ourselves and across the industry. The experience and knowledge we’ve gained are the foundation that will allow us to continue to surprise and delight millions of guests in the years to come.
Over the years, we’ve introduced new elements to our permanent galleries, from custom-composed music to interactive exhibit elements, one-of-a-kind film and video displays, and bilingual labels — innovations we pioneered in our special exhibitions.
And our exhibits have sparked conservation action — such as the Fishing for Solutions exhibition that began a movement to raise consumer awareness worldwide about the risks of overfishing, the work that became our respected Seafood Watch program. We’ve also highlighted some of the unique and wonderful animals whose habitats are most at risk due to climate change and other human impacts, such as seahorses, tunas, and sea turtles.
We’re extraordinarily grateful for the continued generosity of donors whose support makes it possible for us to create these wonderful exhibitions.
Kelp Forest
A two-story feat of engineering by David Packard and the designers of the Aquarium, the Kelp Forest exhibit was the first-ever in the world to showcase a living kelp forest community.
Deep Sea
Our partnership with MBARI has allowed us to share incredible deep-sea species, many of which have never been displayed before.
Sharks
These top predators have been among the most popular animals at the Aquarium and we’ve featured them in a variety of exhibits over the years. We helped dispel myths and fears of sharks to contribute to their survival, and gave our guests a new perspective on white sharks through our exhibit program and research studies.
Jellies
We pioneered methods of culturing, caring for, and exhibiting jelly species, developing special tanks and lighting to share the magical and hypnotic beauty of these animals.
Inspiring our youngest visitors
Nearly one-third of our guests visit in family groups that include children. As a leader in conservation education, the Aquarium has a strong tradition of exhibitions and programs that engage young children and their families. Our goal is to foster empathy and care in young people for the natural world around them. In 2024, we welcomed 326,225 children under the age of 13 to the Aquarium to explore and learn from our marine habitats. Our exhibits are informal science-learning environments for young learners. When our youngest visitors come to the Aquarium, they can view and interact with a wide variety of marine animals. They can observe how animals move in their environments and explore those movements with their own bodies through play — inspiring empathy for ocean life. By encouraging this kind of empathy for marine animals early on, we aim to inspire the next generation of ocean stewards.
We’re excited to be reimagining our popular Splash Zone gallery for early learners. For close to two years, we’ve been planning the redesign of this area, which includes the African penguins habitat. This complete reconstruction is an opportunity for us to incorporate all we’ve learned over the years about how young children learn, develop, and build empathy for ocean life.
Work will begin toward the end of 2025 and last about a year. We’re excited to open a revitalized gallery that will allow us to continue to inspire young learners for decades to come! Stay tuned for news about reopening and member/donor previews in 2026.
Underwater Explorers tops 50,000 dives
Off the back deck of the Aquarium, in our Great Tide Pool, there’s a magical world of swaying anemones, skittering hermit crabs, and spiky urchins just under the water’s surface. Every summer, from June through Labor Day, children ages eight to 13 suit up with drysuits, buoyancy compensators, regulators, pressure gauges, boots, gloves, and hoods, to explore this colorful ecosystem.
Participants in our Underwater Explorers program surface scuba dive, accompanied by trained dive instructors. Since the program’s inception over 20 years ago, Underwater Explorers has served more than 50,000 kids. This includes well over 1,500 who participated in our Days of Discovery program for children and young adults with disabilities. In 2024, we welcomed 2,749 Underwater Explorers; 62 participated during two Days of Discovery events.
Free field trips for schoolchildren
Our board had a vision: We would provide free school visits to the Aquarium to ensure future generations are science and ocean literate. Since our founding, we’ve upheld this vision. Over the past 40 years, we’ve welcomed more than 2.7 million schoolchildren for an educational visit. During school trips, students from Pre-K through college and their teachers learn about ocean animals and ecosystems as they explore the Aquarium galleries or participate in a hands-on Ocean Connection Lab. Some join us online for virtual Tide Talks.
Currently, 40,000 students visit each year for free. We’re working to grow that number back to pre-pandemic levels, with a particular goal to better serve young people from our local coastal communities of color who are most
impacted by environmental issues. We’re also expanding our outreach to youth by working with community organizations and libraries — to create new opportunities for them to visit. In addition, we’re collaborating with these partners to design programming to be offered at community sites. We’re hearing increasingly more stories from classroom and informal educators who visited the Aquarium as students and are now bringing their own students back for a field trip — a testament to the generational impact these trips have had over the past 40 years.
Mobilizing educators for conservation
Our professional development programs for educators have reached over 38,000 teachers in our first four decades. We offer programs that last from a few hours to a full year. All are designed to help teachers get their students excited about learning science and exploring nature wherever they live.
In October, we welcomed 80 classroom educators to the kickoff of one of our programs — the Climate Action Projects Summit, which engages teachers in climate change learning and gives them the tools to help their students innovate meaningful change in their communities. We welcomed elementary, middle, and high school teachers to this year’s summit. The kickoff evening included a keynote address by Rosanna Xia, an
award-winning Los Angeles Times environmental reporter and author of California Against the Sea. After Rosanna’s keynote, educators enjoyed a sleepover in our exhibits before gathering the next day for collaborative learning sessions.
Back in their classrooms, teachers supported students in designing and implementing climate change projects. The educators returned for a mid-year check-in in February and students will present their projects at a final symposium in May.
Engaging teens in conservation learning
Our teen programs began decades ago with our Student Oceanography Club — a year-round program that gave participants the opportunity to meet once a month and learn about ocean conservation. In addition, the following weekend, students went on ocean-related field trips, visiting elephant seals at Año Nuevo and observing the work of scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Since then, our programs for teens have gone through multiple iterations as we’ve worked to adjust curriculum and offerings to the dynamic needs of young people. Serving more than 6,000 participants, youth programs are a launching pad for academic and career choices that have led many of our alumni to become conservation advocates, teachers, and even Aquarium employees.
Currently, we offer two programs for teens our Ocean Learning Adventures camp for middle school students and our Teen Conservation Leaders program for high school students.
Last summer, our Ocean Learning Adventures camp engaged 106 students across four weeks. This experience aims to get students excited about their connection to the ocean, and participants took part in a variety of activities during the five-day program. They completed engineering challenges in our Bechtel Education Center, surface-scuba dived in our Great Tidepool, and kayaked in Elkhorn Slough.
We offered free transportation from nearby communities and delivered the program bilingually in English and Spanish to ensure the camp was accessible to all participants.
In 2024, high school students in our service learning program, Teen Conservation Leaders, chose from three different tracks Guest track, which gave participants the opportunity to hone their interpretation skills and provide enriching guest experiences; Animal Care and Engineering, which involved a unique blend of marine science, animal care, and engineering; and Social Media, which gave students the chance to run their own social media account for teens worldwide. Returning students had the option to serve as coaches for new students, to participate in the Animal Care and Engineering track or the Social Media track, and/or to complete guide shifts. In total, we welcomed 83 participants to the six-week experience.
Teen Conservation Leaders visit the Drifters gallery, examining the movements of various jellies.
Celebrating our Shultz Scholars
We awarded our George P. Shultz Future Leaders Scholarship to the third recipient, Sofia Garcia-Loya. This donor-endowed program supports students from nearby communities that are historically underrepresented in the science and conservation fields. The scholarship honors the memory of George P. Shultz, who chaired the Aquarium’s Leadership Council, served on our Board of Trustees, and enjoyed a long career in public service. Each Shultz Scholarship provides full tuition, room and board, and all other expenses to attend California State University, Monterey Bay. It also includes four years of mentorship from Aquarium staff.
Sofia graduated from Alisal High School and started school at CSUMB last fall. She plans to study mathematics and aspires to be a math professor. We’re so grateful for the donor support that makes it possible for us to engage young adults in career development opportunities.
Teen Conservation Leaders explore the Aviary to learn about the various species of birds on exhibit and their behaviors.
Thank you to the following donors who have contributed $500,000 or more to the Shultz endowment:
• In memory of S. D. Bechtel, Jr.
• Connie and Bob Lurie
• The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
• Denise Littlefield Sobel
Connecting with our community
People are at the heart of the Monterey Bay Aquarium — including our employees, volunteers, members, donors, and guests. We believe that humans, working together, can heal the ocean and make a better future. Every day we build on the efforts of those who have come before and we are guided forward by a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We believe that bringing together different voices and perspectives is essential to create a culture of well-being and a thriving nonprofit.
Making the Aquarium more accessible to all
Since our founding, the Aquarium has engaged with our local community through a variety of programs — including education programs and free school field trips, community access programs and onsite events, and regional partnerships around ocean policy and scientific research, all in service of our ocean conservation mission.
In 2024, we embraced new ways to meet people where they are, support our neighbors, and show up for our local communities.
The most immediate result was our participation in the national Museums for All program, through which we provide free Aquarium admission to people who receive federal food assistance and up to three of their guests.
“We want everyone to experience the joy, wonder, and sustenance a healthy ocean provides,” says Executive Director Julie Packard. “Joining Museums for All supports our vision of a future where the ocean flourishes and people thrive in a just and equitable world.”
By removing a financial barrier to visiting the Aquarium, we’re inviting more people to join in our mission to inspire conservation of the ocean. The program was an immediate success. Nearly 200,000 people visited the Aquarium through Museums for All from the May 2024 launch through the end of the year.
Museums for All is a signature program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent federal agency, and is administered by the Association of Children’s Museums.
“Cultural institutions, including aquariums, should be accessible to everyone,” says Aquarium Community Engagement Senior Manager Kera Abraham Panni. “Through Museums for All, we’re inviting more people to connect with and care for our life-giving ocean.”
Moving forward, we’ll continue to refine and expand our other community access programs. This includes our Community Group Visits Program, providing complimentary admission to eligible nonprofit organizations and government agencies for visits with the people they serve.
Our treasured volunteers
Each year we honor several amazing individuals with the Lucile S. Packard Memorial Award and Youth Award for outstanding volunteer service. Standing with Executive Director Julie Packard are our 2024 recipients: from left, Youth Volunteer Award recipient, guide Dawson Brej, who will also receive a $5,000 educational scholarship; Jack Day from the dive team; and guides Stephanie Flaniken and Laurie Dixon from Interpretive Programs.
The Aquarium was started by a volunteer board and we have thrived through the commitment and leadership of all of our trustees over four decades. Volunteers are at the heart of the Aquarium's success — the result of Lucile Packard's vision 40 years ago. Since then, the program she inspired has attracted more than 10,000 individual volunteers who have contributed nearly 5 million hours of their time in 155 different roles to advance our mission of inspiring conservation of the ocean.
Volunteers bring tremendous heart and commitment to their work. They were there when we opened our doors in 1984, on the floor interacting with guests and diving inside the exhibits to clean windows. A dozen of those original charter volunteers are still active and collectively have given us an incredible 56,000 hours of service over 40 years.
Volunteers also contribute to the success of our education programs, helping out in classrooms and supporting teen participants. Over the years, they've played vital roles in conservation programs like Seafood Watch and our Sea Otter Program. They even helped MBARI annotate and identify thousands of deep-sea species, training AI programs to do a better job.
We’ve expanded our recruitment efforts to attract college students and young professionals as volunteers. Informational events have made a real difference, with the average age of our volunteers now about 38 instead of 67. We’ve expanded the diversity of our volunteer corps, too. Today, 25 percent of volunteers self-identify as black, indigenous, or people of color compared to just 6 percent a decade ago.
10,000 Volunteers
300+ Sea otter volunteers
50+ Seafood Watch volunteers
4.8 million Hours of service
155 Different roles
The volunteer divers who clean exhibit windows and engage with guests during Kelp Forest feeding programs are among more than 10,000 individuals who have given generously of their time to the Aquarium.
Acting for a healthy ocean
The Aquarium has long been a conservation leader — spearheading action to create marine protected areas, and address plastic pollution, climate change, and unsustainable fishing and aquaculture. We helped found the Aquarium Conservation Partnership — a collaborative working to raise awareness of marine conservation. We will continue to be a voice of science, hope, and action to build a better future.
Julie Packard honored for decades of work
The Aquarium has accomplished much in 40 years: advancing recovery of southern sea otters, shifting global seafood production toward sustainability, engaging and inspiring more than 2.7 million students, and connecting tens of millions of people with ocean life.
It’s taken a talented team to achieve all this — and Julie Packard has been the guiding force behind our work since we opened. During our anniversary year, she received three significant honors reflecting all that the Aquarium team has accomplished.
In April 2024, Julie received the Robert R. Hermann World Ecology Award from the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. She joined previous honorees, including Jane Goodall, Jacques Cousteau, E.O. Wilson, Sylvia Earle, and Harrison Ford.
In November 2024, she was recognized by the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation with its Innovator Award for her global leadership in ocean conservation and promoting ocean science and education.
And in January 2025, Julie was named a finalist for the 2025 Indianapolis Prize, considered the “Nobel Prize of wildlife conservation.” She was heralded for leading the charge for the sustainable seafood movement. Her nomination is in recognition of the Aquarium's global seafood program that is
grounded in ecosystem-based science and a market-based approach. And it calls out her role as a leading voice for policy reform in support of a healthy ocean.
“Julie’s leadership has made profound, positive, and measurable impacts on species and ecosystems around the world,” said Dr. Jane Lubchenco, the former administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the first U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean, who nominated Julie for the honor. “I can think of no one more deserving of the Indianapolis Prize.”
“I’m grateful for the recognition, but our extraordinary staff deserves the credit. They’re putting in the hard work every single day to make a difference for the ocean.” — JULIE PACKAR D
Supporting southern sea otter recovery
2024 marked not only the 40th anniversary of the Aquarium but also 40 years since we rescued our first southern sea otter. Since then, we’ve been working to ensure the successful recovery of the threatened species through research, conservation, and policy change.
This year, our sea otter team authored three scientific research publications in high-level journals addressing the historical changes in kelp abundance and sea otters in California, the biological benefits of tool use by sea otters, and the foraging ecology of sea otters at the northern end
of their range. This research is critical to helping scientists and resource managers plan for the future of southern sea otter recovery.
We also expanded our capacity to house otters in need of care by completing our new Sea Otter Conservation Center. This facility will support our rescue and rehabilitation work by providing essential spaces where injured and ill sea otters can heal and stranded pups can learn the survival skills they need to return to the wild. The $12 million Center was made possible thanks to generous donor contributions and a $3 million grant from the California Ocean Protection Council.
The Center will support our sea otter surrogacy program, where we pair rescued, stranded pups with non-releasable female sea otters in our care. When they’re not delighting our guests, our exhibit otters help raise the pups and teach them to groom and forage. Rosa, a resident otter at the Aquarium for more than 22 years, was one of the most productive surrogate mothers in our program’s history. She reared 15 stranded pups, and at least one has raised multiple offspring in the wild. We were saddened by Rosa’s death this year at age 24, but her impact lives on as her adopted offspring (and their offspring!) thrive just off our shores. Rosa was honored in The New York Times Times Magazine's “The Lives They Lived” year-end special.
Sea Otter Conservation Center complete
Our new Sea Otter Conservation Center (left) will support our rescue and rehabilitation program. The Center will allow us to care for more otters and advance the recovery of the species.
Surrogate mothers Rosa and Ivy
Surrogate mother and pups
PHOTO: MICHAEL YANG
OUR SEA OTTER PROGRAM BY THE NUMBERS
Here’s the impact of our program since it started in 1984.
40 years since we rescued our first sea otter in 1984
86 non-releasable otters placed at 13 different U.S. aquariums and zoos
56 pups born in the wild to surrogate-reared otters that we rescued, rehabilitated, and released (These are only the pups we observed — there could be many more.)
270 sea otters rehabilitated and released back to the wild
78 pups reared through our sea otter surrogacy program
Bluefin tuna: Olympic athletes of the ocean
Bluefin tuna are amazing fish that travel thousands of miles at top speed and maintain a body temperature warmer than the surrounding ocean. They are also among the most desired (and economically valuable) fish in the sea. With too few rules in place to prevent overfishing, once-abundant Pacific bluefin tuna were hunted until just 2 percent of their historical population remained. Over the past 30 years, the Aquarium has played a central role in bringing them back. There’s still work to do, but the prospects for these iconic fish are much brighter.
Thanks to international cooperation informed by solid science, the Aquarium’s multi-faceted and decades-long
approach to tackling the problem of overfishing played a key role in their comeback. The seeds of change we planted so many years ago bore fruit in our 40th anniversary year.
In October, for the first time ever, our Seafood Watch program moved some Pacific bluefin tuna fisheries out of the red as a species to avoid, putting them back on the menu for seafood lovers. There are still reasons to be cautious, but this is real progress.
Our work to recover bluefin tuna has ranged from inspiring millions of guests with exhibits of bluefin and yellowfin tuna, bolstering the science by tagging and tracking tunas in the Atlantic and Pacific, and highlighting management problems through science-based Seafood Watch ratings that evaluate the sustainability of global fisheries. Aquarium policy staff took on official advisory roles with U.S. government delegations to international fisheries management bodies, coordinated with other NGOs, and worked directly with other national delegations.
“The rapid recovery of Pacific bluefin tuna illustrates that we can make major progress on even the most dire conservation challenges if we can all work together.”
— JOSH MADEIRA, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Our scientific dive team is studying kelp forests in the wild to learn what factors affect their recovery after periods of decline.
New research to inform kelp forest recovery
Kelp forests are an iconic and essential California ecosystem — supporting a host of species. When we opened in 1984, we made it a priority to showcase the towering underwater wonders of kelp forests, which most people would not otherwise see, in our two-story Kelp Forest exhibit.
But wild kelp forests are in trouble. For the past 12 years, West Coast kelp forests have suffered catastrophic declines due to warming waters and the loss of sea stars and other species that keep the ecosystem in balance. We must learn more, and quickly, about how kelp forests function and what makes them resilient. Aquarium scientists are
conducting essential research to better understand kelp forest ecosystems and the factors that contribute to their recovery and resilience.
In 2024 our science team conducted underwater research in Monterey Bay, surveying sites with kelp forests in varying conditions some that persisted through marine heatwaves, some that declined but have started recovering, and others essentially devoid of kelp and dominated by urchins on bare rock (called “urchin barrens”). Researchers collected data to assess the density of kelp, and the movement, health, and density of invertebrates and algae on reefs in each of these habitats. They aim to determine what factors support recovering and thriving kelp forests. Our team included two research interns from UC Santa Cruz, who learned about scientific diving techniques. The four-person dive team completed over 300 scientific dives. Our team is now preparing for the 2025 season and looks forward to sharing their findings.
Celebrating 25 years of our Seafood Watch program
In 1997, we opened a new exhibit: Fishing for Solutions: What’s the Catch? The goal was to introduce visitors to the ins and outs of commercial fishing and aquaculture while exploring solutions to problems such as overfishing, bycatch, and coastal habitat destruction.
We also placed tent cards on our cafe tables to highlight the sustainable seafood that we were serving. These cards
proved immensely popular — visitors took them home and we received a steady stream of correspondence asking which seafood items to buy or avoid. The public demand for information about sustainable seafood was clear. In response, we launched our Seafood Watch program in October 1999, to help consumers choose seafood from well-managed fisheries and farms.
The Fishing for Solutions exhibit was temporary — but its legacy lives on in ways we could never have imagined. Today, we are the most recognized sustainable seafood ratings program in the U.S. This could be attributed to our firm foundation in science and policy. Since the early days of Seafood Watch, our scientists have assessed the top fisheries and aquaculture species in the U.S. market against our science-based standards for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. These scientific assessments are the backbone
of our work, enabling us to inform thousands of businesses and millions of consumers who are driving sustainability in the seafood industry through their voices and wallets. In 2017, we expanded our sustainable seafood work to a global scale. Today, our global conservation team is engaged on a number of sustainable seafood projects around the world. We are working to reduce antibiotics on Chilean salmon farms, to improve shrimp aquaculture practices among small-scale shrimp farmers in Asia, and with the government in the Philippines to help make its blue swimming crab fishery environmentally sustainable. When we started, we evaluated the sustainability of seafood solely on the environmental impact of that food. More recently, we incorporated social sustainability into our work because equity and basic human rights for seafood workers are also a vital component of sustainability.
We’ve engaged seafood consumers’ voices — and wallets — by putting information in their hands through printed pocket guides and a mobile-friendly website.
“When we opened Fishing for Solutions, we never anticipated the overwhelming response it would generate.”
— JULIE PACKARD
There’s still a lot of environmentally red-rated seafood out there — which is why our work is more important than ever. But we’ve seen great successes over the past 25 years. For example, our work has helped catalyze the uptake of improved fishing gear to reduce bycatch such as turtle excluder devices in shrimp trawling, more selective buoy gear in swordfish fisheries, and ropeless trap gear to reduce mammal and turtle entanglements from vertical fishing lines. We’re committed to continuing our work to advocate for sustainable seafood — and to see more successes in the years to come.
“I’m so proud of the work we’ve done to advance sustainable fisheries and aquaculture over the past 25 years. I look forward to making more progress for the next 25,” said Julie Packard, reflecting on the origins of Seafood Watch.
Advocacy to protect ocean animals and ecosystems
Our ocean policy team works to engage the public and government leaders in promoting policy change to benefit the ocean. We have a long history of success, including these policy wins:
2011
With a coalition that included Asian-American and Pacific Island leaders, we campaigned successfully to enact a ban on the trade of shark fins in California. We educated elected leaders and activated thousands of California voters to call on government leaders to protect ocean wildlife.
2012 We helped California create the nation’s first and only statewide network of marine protected areas. We brought science to decision-makers and mobilized California residents to support new ocean protections along the length of the state’s coastline.
2016 We campaigned for a successful ballot measure that upheld California as the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic carryout bags.
2016 We united U.S. aquariums to establish the Aquarium Conservation Partnership. Today, 32 aquariums work together to increase our collective ocean conservation impact in Washington, DC, and around the nation.
2022 We helped develop and enact California Senate Bill 54, which set the first-ever mandate to reduce single-use plastic packaging and foodware, and directs funding to the California communities most harmed by plastic pollution.
2024 We supported California Proposition 4, the climate bond, which provides billions in funding for climate resilience, water, and coastal conservation programs throughout the state.
Acting to reduce plastic pollution
As a result of campaigns to raise awareness and spur action, the hazards of plastic pollution are becoming increasingly well-known and there is considerable momentum for change.
We’re tackling the plastic problem in many ways. We advocate for local-to-global policies that reduce the flow of plastic from land to sea, contribute to studies on how plastic pollution affects the ocean and our communities, and mobilize people to take action to bring about change.
Chief Conservation and Science Officer Margaret Spring is a leading voice advocating for effective science-based action on plastic pollution, including by participating in the UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. Representing the Aquarium as well as the International Science Council, Margaret joined delegates from over 150 countries, and scientists and public health experts to advocate for global plastic reduction at treaty negotiation meetings in 2024. Although a global plastics treaty is not yet in place, we saw over 100 countries call for greater ambition. We remain hopeful that 2025 negotiations will result in strong, binding measures to protect environmental and human health. With legal experts at the Environmental Law Institute, we
co-authored a report about ways the U.S. government could advance national action to curb plastic pollution. Following the release of this report the Biden-Harris administration published a first-ever White House-level strategy and roadmap for ending plastic pollution. Despite the change in administrations, we will be working hard in the coming years to keep from backsliding on this important commitment.
In California, you may have noticed plastic grocery bags making their way back into stores despite legislative bans. We worked hard in 2024 on a clarifying bill to put an end to them (again). On August 31, the California Legislature overwhelmingly passed Senate Bill 1053, to ensure that only paper bags will be distributed at grocery checkouts.
Our finances
Throughout our 40 years, your wonderful and very generous support has enabled our programs to grow and develop. Financial stewardship has always been a top priority for the Monterey Bay Aquarium. With your help, we’ll continue to build a strong financial foundation so we can advance our mission and make a difference for decades to come.
Gifts for the future
Revenue raised includes several significant multi-year, restricted gifts totaling over $70 million. These much-needed funds are for future years of program expenses and for longer-term capital projects, including renovation of the area that is now the Splash Zone exhibit, and improvements to the penguin habitat. Expenses above do not include spending on capital projects, which totaled $26.4 million in 2024, covered in part by 2024 revenue as well as funds raised in past years for this purpose.
Protecting the ocean into the future
The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Endowment Fund plays a critical role in all we do to inspire conservation of the ocean. Annual distributions from the Endowment Fund are an essential part of the Aquarium’s financial stability, providing permanent support for our core programs including animal care, education, exhibits, and global conservation programs — work that sets the Aquarium apart and that shapes a future where the ocean and people can thrive together. This work is more urgent with each passing day — and the support we receive from our donors toward endowment makes it all possible. We are so grateful to our Endowment Society members, who give $100,000 or more. Their generosity ensures the Aquarium’s long-term financial health while providing a stable source of funds for our key programs.
In 2024 our Endowment Fund reached a value of $375 million, with an annual distribution of $12 million. The average annual return on investments in the Fund over the
past five years is 7.15 percent. The Aquarium uses a prudent annual distribution formula, which is 4 percent of the threeyear rolling average market value of the Endowment Fund. In this way, the Endowment Fund provides revenue for the present while ensuring funds for the future.
The Aquarium’s Endowment Fund includes the Fund for the Future of the Ocean as well as the Children’s Education Endowment Fund, the source of support for free Aquarium admission for schoolchildren — something we’ve been committed to since opening day. Donors giving $100,000 or more may establish a fund in their own name(s), or in honor of a loved one. These funds can be created with outright gifts, through a bequest, or a combination of these.
Building our endowment is a priority, enabling us to make a real difference for the future of the ocean. Donors’ gifts today and through their wills, trusts, and other planned-giving vehicles provide vital support now and into the future.
Endowment Society Members
We are pleased to recognize our generous donors who joined the Aquarium’s Endowment Society with gifts of $100,000 or more. Donors who join the Endowment Society may elect to be recognized with a fund in their name, or in honor of a family member or friend.
Anonymous (3)
Wallis Annenberg
Tila Bañuelos & Guerrero Family in memory of Jonelle Verdugo
Eugene Cheng, MD and Maribeth Colloton
Michael Dawson in memory of Audrey Dawson
Robert and Flora Day for the Day Nissim Family Fund
John and Jean De Nault
Richard G. and Mae F. Dong
Alan Feinberg and Joan Weber
M. Jean Fisher
Denise Foderaro and Frank Quattrone
Gill Family Trust in loving memory of Ravinderjit Kaur Gill
Jaswant Singh Gill
The Green Family
Charles E. Halfmann and G. Robert Yee
The Koo Family in memory of Ted Swei-yen and Pei-fen Koo
Wendy W. Kwok and Family
Douglas Lee and Kellee Noonan
William J. Lloyd in memory of W. Arthur and Eva L. Lloyd
Worth and Andy Ludwick
Connie and Bob Lurie
Jay and Susan Mandell
Dr. Hugh A. McAllister Jr.
David McKay
John and Judith Mitchell in memory of Megan Liane Mitchell
Dean Morton
Lori S. Nye
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Pamela J. Pescosolido
Pomatto Family
In memory of Howard T. Powell
Purdy Legacy Foundation
Walter and Ramona Reichl
Jane and Chuck Rubey
Karl and Alice Ruppenthal Family Foundation
Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation
Robert and Janice Scott Foundation
Patricia Showalter and Steven Longcor
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Curtis and Priscilla Tamkin
Suzanne Francoeur Taunt
The Terry Family Foundation
Leon Thomas and Betty Bird
Davis L. and Patricia M. Todhunter
Dr. Thomas Weber and Stephanie Reib
Alan Williams
Leaving a legacy for the ocean
We wish to express our appreciation for the 868 members in our Betty White Ocean Legacy Circle for their dedication to the Aquarium. Gifts through the bequests and trusts of our members will be critical in securing a healthy ocean for future generations.
With deep gratitude and sadness, we acknowledge the kindness and generosity of our friends and Betty White Ocean Legacy Circle members who passed away in recent years. Their legacy gifts will have a lasting impact. With profound respect, we recognize the following donors:
Anonymous
Ann L. Brown
Jim Crossland
Judy Crossland
Kent Evans
Joseph G. Fleming
Pete Irish
Harriet Jakovina
Bonnie McPherson Killip
Terry Kirk
Andrew A. Mitchell
Dean O. Morton
Lorraine Y. Parmer
James P. Rhemer
W. Sloan Upton
William Hugh Woodin III
How to create your own legacy
Gifts of all sizes and types advance our work. If you are ready to create your own legacy with the Aquarium, please contact the Gift Planning team at LastingLegacy@mbayaq.org or at 831.648.4913.
Expanding a family legacy
Jaswant Singh Gill, known to many as Jay, has been a devoted supporter of the Monterey Bay Aquarium since 1987, when he first visited with his wife and two sons. His engagement with the Aquarium was sparked by the plight of abalone, a seafood he enjoyed and that had become endangered. Over the years, Jay's dedication to the Aquarium has deepened.
In 2019, Jay and his sons established a family endowment fund in loving memory of his wife, Ravinderjit Kaur Gill. This endowment fund, through annual growth and earnings, contributes each year to the ongoing conservation and education programs that Jay cares about so deeply. Just recently, in celebration of Jay’s 80th birthday, he created a new $1 million endowment fund, the Jaswant Singh Gill Fund for Ocean Conservation. The Aquarium is honored to be a part of Jay’s important legacy.
COURTESY: THE GILL FAMILY
Thank you
We are exceptionally grateful to the following donors for their gifts received in 2024.
40th Anniversary Fund for Southern Sea Otters
Thank you to those who made special gifts of $40,000 or more during our 40th anniversary year, making possible our new Sea Otter Conservation Center.
Anonymous (3)
David and Lyn Anderson
Ned and Jimi Barnholt
Richard and Gail Barrett
Barbara Benson
Rebecca and Kirk Bocek
Janet Brunckhorst and Vivek Wagle
In memory of David L. Butterfield
State of California –Ocean Protection Council
The Cheng Family Foundation
Donna Chiaro and John Cromwell
Brenda H. Christensen and Thomas W. Barry
Laurie Christensen and Colin Ma
Gift of Connolly Family
Crankstart
William H. Donner Foundation
Sharon and Joel Friedman
Diané and John Furlan
Jaswant Singh Gill, Danville CA
Michele Goins
Joanne and Arthur Hall
Karen and Brendan Harley
Linda and Norm Harris
The Harvey Family
In memory of Nancy, Wendy and Homer Hayward
Barbara and Bill Heil
Greg and Christine Hoberg
Shawn and Tracey Hurley
Chris, Kate, Stella, and Erik Jaffe
Alycia and William Kennedy
Theresa and Geoff Lees
Sally Lucas in honor of the David and Lucile Packard Family
Susan and Jay Mandell
Peggy and Rod McMahan
Judith and Andrew Mendelsohn
Ana Méndez and Rajeev Jayavant
Nadine and John Mills
David & Lianne Mintz Family
Kellee Noonan and Douglas Lee
Sally B. and Craig Nordlund
Lori S. Nye
Roxanne and Alex Petruncola
The Priem Family Foundation
Jennifer Stern and Jeffrey Pugh in memory of Howard & Jean Pugh
Kanwal and Ann Rekhi
JoAnna and Jake Rickard
Heike Schmitz
Jan and Bob Scott
Martha Seaver and Scott Walecka
Pamela Silver and Jeff Way
Mark Stevens and Mary Murphy
Suzanne Francoeur Taunt
Pamela and Brian Uitti
Robert and Lisa Wheatley
Alan Williams
Thomas Wolf
Douglas Wreden
Yeates Family Trust Honoring
Carol Fulton
Marsha McMahan Zelus
Bob and Patsy Zollars
Executive Leadership Council of the Packards’ Circle
The Executive Leadership Council of the Packards’ Circle recognizes individuals and family foundations that supported the Aquarium with gifts of $100,000 or more in 2024.
$5,000,000 AND ABOVE
Connie and Bob Lurie
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The Schmidt Family Foundation
$1,000,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous (2)
Crankstart
Sally Lucas
Audra and Sean McNicholas
The Gideon and Susie Yu Family
$500,000 AND ABOVE
Estate of Ann L. Brown
Dhanam Foundation
DougDoug Community
Stanford and Andrea Peng
$250,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous (2)
Acton Family Giving
Ana Méndez and Rajeev Jayavant
Denise Littlefield Sobel
$100,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous (3)
The Cheng Family Foundation
Estate of Jaclyn H. Coffin
Cox-Vadakan Family
William H. Donner Foundation
Sharon and Joel Friedman
Leadership Council of the Packards’ Circle
Michele Goins
Nancy Eccles and Homer M. Hayward
Family Foundation
The Koo Family in memory of Ted Swei-yen and Pei-fen Koo
The Landreth Family Fund*
Worth and Andy Ludwick
David McKay
Morgan Charitable Foundation
The Priem Family Foundation
Jan Robb
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Mary and Mark Stevens
Charles Wheatley
Robert and Lisa Wheatley
Bill and Janne Wissel
The Leadership Council of the Packards’ Circle recognizes individuals and family foundations that support the Aquarium with gifts of $10,000 to $99,999.
$50,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous (2)
Margeaux Akazawa and Thomas Harward
Angela and Robert Amarante
David and Lyn Anderson
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Anonymous Fund of MCF
The Buffett Fund*
Donna Chiaro and John Cromwell
Anne and Terry Clark
Susan Ford Dorsey and Mike Dorsey
DeWitt Fund*
Hope Giles and Jim Turek
Joanne and Arthur Hall
Cynthia and James Hebert
Barbara and Bill Heil
In memory of Adrienne S. Herman
Chris, Kate, Stella, and Erik Jaffe
Alycia and William Kennedy
Theresa and Geoff Lees
Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation
Peggy and Rod McMahan
Nora McNeely Hurley/Manitou Fund in memory of Marjorie and Donald McNeely
Quest Foundation
Yuanbi and Paul Ramsay
Redwood Serenity Fund
Michelle S. Rhyu and Stephen C. Neal
Sand Hill Foundation
Heike Schmitz
Jan and Bob Scott
Pat Chandler Seawell
Michelle and Cliff Shedd
Patricia Showalter and Steven Longcor
Cheryl and Lonnie Smith
Jennifer Stern and Jeffrey Pugh in memory of Howard & Jean Pugh
Suzanne Francoeur Taunt
Estate of W. Sloan and Priscilla B. Upton
Anne Wojcicki Foundation
Douglas Wreden
Bill, Zack, and Carol Fulton Yeates
Bob and Patsy Zollars
$40,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous (3)
Ned and Jimi Barnholt
Richard and Gail Barrett
Barbara Benson
Janet Brunckhorst and Vivek Wagle
Brenda H. Christensen and Thomas W. Barry
Laurie Christensen and Colin Ma
Gift of Connolly Family
Leadership Council of the Packards’ Circle continued
Flora and Robert Day
Diané and John Furlan
Jaswant Singh Gill, Danville CA
Karen and Brendan Harley
Linda and Norm Harris
The Harvey Family
Greg and Christine Hoberg
Shawn and Tracey Hurley
Edmond D. Lock
Susan and Jay Mandell
Judith and Andrew Mendelsohn
Nadine and John Mills
David & Lianne Mintz Family
Susan and Bill Montgomery
Kellee Noonan and Douglas Lee
Sally B. and Craig Nordlund
Lori S. Nye
Roxanne and Alex Petruncola
Kanwal and Ann Rekhi
JoAnna and Jake Rickard
Martha Seaver and Scott Walecka
Pamela Silver and Jeff Way
Mark Stevens and Mary Murphy
Stephen Storey
Pamela and Brian Uitti
Alan Williams
Thomas Wolf
Marsha McMahan Zelus
$25,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous (3)
Laura and Judson Althoff
Currie and Tom Barron
Baugh Foundation
Bob and JoAnna Behl
Campizondo Foundation
Wai and Glenda Chang
The William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation
Heidi Charleson and Lou Woodworth
Lesley and John Colgrove
Kim and Todd Crockett
Terrence Dahl and Donna Beres
Dauber Family
Carl and Sandra DeLay-Magnuson
Thomas and Marilynn Draeger
Margareta and Staffan Encrantz
Robert Fenton Family
Flora Family Foundation
Gilda Gonzales and Dr. Ken Wysocki
Karen and Rick Hargrove
Robert Hartmann and Denise Danisch
Julia Heil
Madeleine Heil and Sean Petersen
Frances Hellman and Warren Breslau
Diane and Douglas Hockersmith
Charlene and Derry Kabcenell
William Knox Holt Foundation
Caron and Alan Lacy
Carol and Don Laucella
Laural Foundation
Melody and Chris Malachowsky
The McElwee Family
Dean Morton
Dinny and Ned Nemacheck
Dian and Peter Nielsen
Francis Noz Heritage Fund
Dr. Antti-Veikko Rosti and Dr. Judy-Ann Rosti
Meryl and Robert Selig
Connie and Kevin Shanahan
Barbara Swain
Priscilla and Curtis Tamkin
Pinkie and Dennis Terry
Darleen and Rolf Trautsch
Brenda K. Wood
Linda and Koichi Yamaguchi
$20,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous
Carol Atkinson
Tila Bañuelos & Guerrero Family in memory of Jonelle Verdugo
The Baylor Family
Rebecca and Kirk Bocek
Johnnie and Peter Borris
Lesley and Brad Canfield
Rebecca Castro
Scott Corwon
Tammy and Bill Crown
Alan Feinberg and Joan Weber
Richard B. Fullerton Foundation
Lance and Katherine Gyorfi
The Thomas D. Halaczkiewicz Foundation
The DougDoug Community celebrated Rosa
Content creator Doug Wreden (known online as DougDoug) and his amazing DougDoug Community raised $625,000 last August through an exciting, two-day livestream in support of our Sea Otter Program. For the previous five years, Doug hosted an online birthday fundraiser for Rosa, the beloved matriarch of our sea otter exhibit. Last year, his livestream was a meaningful tribute in Rosa’s memory, honoring Rosa and her surrogate daughter, Selka, who carries on Rosa’s legacy. The DougDoug Community has raised over $1 million for our otters over the years, and we couldn’t be more grateful for their support.
Leadership Council of the Packards’ Circle continued
Kathy and Bob Jaunich
Beth and Guy Kawasaki
Leifhelm Foundation
Sharon Lohbeck
Sally Maier and John Todd
Peter and Joan McKee
Mary K. Powell
George Somero and Amy Anderson
Ginny and Richard Strock
Robert Sullivan and Meg Best-Sullivan
Joseph and Janet Vieira
$10,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous (7)
Judith Abbott
Kristin Abbott
Susan and James Acquistapace
Chris Agel and Peter Gerbino
Laura and Harrison Bachrach
Kathryn and Frederick Baron
Alison and Joe Barta
Dr. Sandra Basel
Richard Baumgartner and Elizabeth Salzer
Ellen Beasley and Kevin Baker
Merle and Lorna Beghtel
Roberta and Jim Bell
Carrie and Michael Bostock
Joanne and Andrew Botka
RayAnn and Chris Bradford
Patricia and Robert Bradley
wRen Bradley
Sheila and Michael Brand
Fred and Susan Breidenbach
Patty and John Brissenden
Ira Burkemper and Christine Drage
Patti and Dan Canouse
Sanjay and Sushmita Chanda
Zora and Les Charles
Bobbé and Robert Christopherson
The Marcus and Desiree Chung Family Foundation
Fran Codispoti and Margaux Schroeder
The Cole-Larson Family
Leanne and Michael Colvin
Joan and Edward Conger
Gerald and Buff Corsi
Renee, David and Ashton Cullinan
Ellen and Joffa Dale
Susan and Richard Dauphiné
Denise and Gary David
Pilar and Lew Davies
The Dawson Family
James Day
Nina de Clercq
Catherine and John Debs
Barbara W. Deméré
Nancy and Hugh Jr. Ditzler
Bill and Nancy Doolittle
Dawn and Paul Drzaic
Marlene and Duane Dunwoodie
Leslie Durboraw and Bill Maimone
Alex Dykes and Rob McClaine
Carol Eckert and Robert Day
Donald Ellis and Sherry Chang
Scott and Brandi Elster
Ken Endelman and Rosalind Van Auker
David, Sarah, Shaina, and
Hannah Epstein
Karen Erickson and Eric Rangen
Sonja Fagan and Andrew Edelsten
Monica and Abel Flores
Yoni Fogel
Forest Creatures Foundation
Jim and Susan Gaither
Bill Galcher and Celia Vigil
Ursula Gallichotte and James Hallmark
Kimberly and Jon Gavenman
In honor of Joyce Gavino
Linda Geiger
Peggy Gennatiempo
Leslie Gheen
Cindy Gilbert, David Greenstein, and Chloe
Charles F. and Karen L. Gill
Michael and Bettina Gilligan
Myra and Drew Goodman
Stacy and Carl Gould
Kevin, Martie, and Al Graf
Christine and Stewart Green
The Greene Family
M.R.C. Greenwood
Beth Guillaumin
Mike and Manisha Gupta
Ruth M. Gupta
Tia and Jaakko Haapasalo
Shirley and Harry Hagey
Elaine and Eric Hahn
Alvin T. Harry and Emily F. Adelmann
Annie and Timothy Heath
Paul and Nancy Helman
Kathy and Alfred Herbermann
Frances and Jeffrey Higginbotham
George and Kathleen Hill
Hoefer Family Foundation
Betsy Hosick and Barb Peterson
Janet and G. Dan Hutcheson
Tiffany Jeans and Thorvald Natvig
Sharon Johe
Bob A. Johnson and Robbie Rhodes
Kristine Johnson and Tim Dattels
Marguerite and S. Allan A. Johnson
Finley, Caitlin, Nixon, Josie, Violet, and Poppy
Teresa and Brian Kelleher
Hemanth Kini and Ashwini Ganpule
Mary Ellen Klee
Caroline and Ken Knapp
Stephanie and Charles Knowles
The Koo Family in memory of Ted Swei-yen and Pei-fen Koo
Thomas V. Kornei
William Kreysler and Jacquelyn Giuffré
Lakeside Foundation
Pat Landers
Estate of David Laudenat
Elena and Jim Lawson
Aida and Bruno Lecointre
Jacquelynn Leggett and Philip Merritt
Liang Skynet
Mike Light and John Lum
Aren and Paul Lindstrom
Sandy and Jeannik Littlefield
Lee Litzler and Lylia Needham
Kathryn and Jim Lodato
Patrick Lord and Heather Shermer Lord
Kristie and Neil MacDonald
Michael and Maxine Mantell
Patty and Eff Martin
Merriman and Eric Mathewson
Vicki Mayberry
Charlotte and John McConkie
The McMurtry Family Foundation
Marcia McNutt and Ian Young
Morna Mellor
Victor Merlino
Debra and Michael Merson
Donna E. Meyers and Roberta S. Hunter
Wendy (Millard) Benjamin Fund*
The Betty Millard Foundation
Kris and Ken Moore
Margaret Moore and Ben Trumbull
Susan B. Moore and Larry E. Moore
Shara and David Morishige
Nancy S. Mueller
Bob and Cathy Murphy
Yvonne and Robert B. Muzzy
Merrill and Alicia Newman
Betty Ohr
Lillian and Tom Oliveri
Tama and John Olver
Sheila Ortloff
Sigrid U. Pate-Butler
Anne Pattee
Carrie and Greg Penner
Shirley and Tom Phelan
Chase Phillips and Joyce Chen
Rachelle and James Pierce
Alan Pomatto and Alison Jones-Pomatto
Sabrina and Katie Poulos
Lynn J. and Wayne H. Preston
Debbie and Mike Pung
Susan and John Ray
Craig and Michael Reasor
Kathy Reavis and David Strohm
Martha Rebagliati Family
Ramona and Walter Reichl
Diane and John Rettig
Jancy Rickman and W.J. Michaely
Kathi and Larry Ridley
Catherine A. Rivlin and Robert L. Jones
George and Jane Roach
Leigh and Eddie Robinson
The Rorer Foundation on behalf of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rorer
Lynne and Jack Rosser
Rossi Family Foundation
Jane Rubey
Kathy and Steve Ryan
Mandy and Daryl Salm
Schleyer Foundation
Sara and Patrick Schmitz
Carol H. Schneider
Lee Schubert and Jed Hepworth
Jeanette B. Sechrist
Sherry Shepardson
The Patrick and Alicia Shepherd Family Trust
Shunpike Charitable Foundation
Tracey and Bob Simpson
Rod Skinner
Patricia M. and William H. Smith
Joan and Bruce Spicer
Rachael Staudt and Douglas Soo
Candis Stern
Regina and Dieter Stoeckel
Joanne Storkan
Cheryl and Adam Sweeney
Linda and Bruce Taylor
Tevanian Family
Geneva and Charles Thornton
Anne and Peter Thorp
Packards’ Circle
Yvonne Thorstenson and Brian Strom
Donald and Denise Timmons
Colin and Rebecca Tribble
James Vanlandingham
Ann and James Verhey
Rick and Franca Voegelin
Fran and Jim Wagner
Wanda and Harold Wake
Frederic and Julia Wan in memory of George Koo
Kim and Norm Wesley
David and Lisa White
Kathleen A. White
Hollie Wilent and Carl Sutton
Michael and Kim Wilkins
Jeanne and Michael Williams
Ronald and Beverly Wong
Estate of William Hugh Woodin III
Carrie and Cliff Woolley
Deborah D. Wyatt and Andrée S. Hest
Karen and John Wynbeek
Warren Yang and Jung Yoon
Charlotte and Erez Yarkoni
William York and Shawn Lampron
Roslyn Young and Dave Johnston
The Packards’ Circle recognizes individuals and family foundations that support the Aquarium with gifts of $2,500 to $9,999.
$5,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous (9)
Joyce and Joseph Abbate
Joy and Jonathan Alferness
Carolyn and David Amaral
Dorothy and Steven Anderson
Ariko Family Foundation
The Armstrong Family
Eriela Atilano Cleveland
Jacinta Atilano
Margot M. Avery
Louise Bahar Foundation
Debbie and Paul Baker
Kathleen and John Ballard
Charles L. Barndt, Jr.
Elizabeth and John Barron
Robert and Sydney Bennion
Lynette and Richard Berg
Mary and Rudy Bergthold
Robin Berry and William Ringer
Fred and Jan Betke
Paula Black and Laura Zehm
Charlene Boarts
Amy Boles and Kyle Wagner
The Borch Family
Karen and Steven Broad
Susan Burchill
The Burrows Family
The Cantacuzene Family
Jean Y. Caravalho
Becky and Robert Chambers
Ms. Pearl Chan and Ms. Margaret Chan
Susan and Danton Char
Susan Ameling Charbonneau
Linda and Randall Charles
Steven and Karin Chase
Susan Chen and Charles Johnson
Brian K. Childress
Sandy and Shaun Collard
Bud and Rebecca Colligan
Marsha and James Condon
Peggy and Yogen Dalal
Julia and James Davidson
Michael Dawson in memory of Audrey Dawson
Estate of Esther C. DeBra
Anke and Marc Delingat
Laura Desmond-Black and Steven Davidovitz
Heather Devine-Hardy and Matthew Hardy
Lee and Mary Alice Dickerson
Adam Dohner
Richard G. and Mae F. Dong
Robert J. Donnelly in memory of George Koo
Estate of Rita J. Donovan
Phyllis J. Dorricott
Dianne and Christopher Doughty
The Ducommun and Gross Family Foundation
Patricia Duran
Ria Eagan and Sue Stryker
The Eberly Family
Sally and Tom Edsall
Charlene Etheridge
Greta and Scott Fanning
Shannon and Ted Farrell
Aileen and Bill Fell
Susan L. Fisher
Barbara Viljoen Fonseca
The Fraenkel Family
J. Stewart Fuller
Packards’ Circle continued
The Brett and Michelle Galloway Foundation
Garcia Family
Jody and Nancy Gerstner
Estate of Michael G. Getas
Linda Giampa
Mark Goines and Gail Wong
Steve Gorski and Mary Walsh-Gorski
Melanie and Curt Graham
Tamara and John Gravenor
Keith E. Gress and Amy A. Peirce
Barbara Grewen
Ann P. Haberkorn
Barbara and Dick Haiduck
Eileen Hamilton
Ruth and Ben Hammett
Brigitte and Hart Hanson
Michèle and Tor Hanssen
Jillian and Jeff Harrell
Lynn C. Hart
Katherine Hartman and Christopher Waterbury
Mary and Roger Hayashi
Anne H. Haydock
Susan and David Hayward
Bill Heil and Lauren Davis
Deborah Loker Hicks
Lynne Hipp
Teresa Hirasuna
Deborah Hobbs
The Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
Anne and Michael Hochberg
Susan Hodges
Tom B. Housen
Humphreys Family Foundation of Scottsdale
Carolyn Hunsicker
Lee Hurd
Julia Jackson
Marie Jackson
Donna Jahn
Christine and Michael James
Cindy Jarvis and Allan Grimes
Nancy Jaxon
Karen and Ryan Jones
Dianne and Brian Judd
Rostam and Jessica Kamvar
Zhian Kamvar
Terese and George Kemble
William A. Kerr Foundation
Julie and Ralph Kimball
Doehee Kimm and Peter Lee
Toni Knudson and Kishore Augustus
The Koo Family in memory of Ted Swei-yen and Pei-fen Koo
Anna Koo and Robert Yui in memory of Ted Swei-yen and Pei-fen Koo, and George Koo
Linda P. Koo in memory of George Koo
Eileen Kopec
Joe and Nancy Kovalik Family
Joanne M. Kraemer
The Lafayette Family
The Cathy and Dick Lampman Foundation
Mrs. Joan F. Lane
The Lauesen Family
Victoria Lee and David Harrington
Jeanette and Olaf Leifson
Terri and Gray Levy
William Adam Lillie
Mary and Bob Litterman
Shirley and Darren Litzinger
Sandra Locatelli
Karen Lovejoy
Terri Lundberg and Arnold Whitman
Glenice and Steve Magee
Judy Maller
Lars and Marin Mapstead
David Markle
Gene and Daneen Matts
Sue McCloud
Jennifer and Robert McCord
Jane and John McCoy
Carol McDonald
Robert McGriff
Carolyn and Phil McIntyre
The Drs. Paul H. and Mary R. Meredith Family
Grace Merrill
The Messer Family
Karen and Roger Miller
Wendy Mines and Eleanor Sue
Jacquelyn A. Mullarky
Maureen Murphy Tolson
Antje and Paul Newhagen
Chuck Nichols and Brittney Verdugo
Andrea Noble
Ann and Roger Noll
Kathy and Jim Nulty
Kathy and Wendell Nuss
Julie and Will Obering
Therese and Donald Olker
Kris and John Olson
The Jack O’Neill Foundation
Nathan and Miles Orloff
Ellen and Gary Osheroff
Chris and Marisa Parker
Kimberly and Gary Parker
Lorilyn Parmer and Allen Folks
Marie Pavish and Bill Deutsch
Christopher and Sandra Payne
Mimi and Richard Peery
Janet and David Peoples
Ayse Perihan and Mete Yalcinkaya
The Perkins Family
Janet and Bert Peterson
Donna Petkanics and Jay Gerstenschlager
Sandra J. Plewa
James Potthast
Kenneth Prevette
Alexandra Grace Rennie
Georgia and Tim Riley
Alice L. Robertson
Catherine Rossi-Roos and Mark Roos
Rich and Janet Rowley
Nancy Ruskin
Virginia and Gary Russell
Alisa and Rob Sakowitz
Jaime and Crystal Sanchez
Steve Schramm and Diane Schweitzer
Erik Schutter
Mary Alice Scott
Sheathing Technologies, Inc.
Robert and Florence Slinger Fund*
Dennette, Joel, Trent, Leslie, and Colby
Julie D. Smith
Joseph Sokol
Sabina Stoltz and Aaron Thornton
Cindy and Caitlin Stuewe
Janet and Worth Summers
Janet H. Tague
Brad and Lisa Tank
Jeffrey Tindall
Patricia and Vincent Tinto
TOSA Foundation
Maria and Matt Tracy
Marion Trentman-Morelli and Robert Morelli
Jennifer and Shawn Underwood
Clifford and Jeannie Uyeda
Carol and Dan Verser
Dr. Hugh Visser
Stacey and Beau Vrolyk
Connie and Robert Waldrop
Tom Wandless & Karlene Cimprich
Jennifer and Chris Watts
The Weber Family
Rebecca and David Weekly
Packards’ Circle continued
Ann and Irving Weissman
Sandra and Keith Wells
Nancy and Hugh Westermeyer
Stephanie Wien
Brayton Wilbur Foundation
The Williams Family
Shelly and Stephen Wilson
Linda and King Won
Frank Wong
Ingrid and George Woodley
Kim Worsencroft and Dennis McEvoy
Jane and Gordon Zook
$2,500 AND ABOVE
Anonymous (13)
Jeanette and William Abbott
Larry S. Abitbol Family
Dr. Scott Adams and Mr. Michael Lentz
Mitchell Adler and Judy Whitten
Al Agrella
The Aikin Family
Gen Anderson
Monica and Robert Anderson
Robin and Ken Anderson
Judy D. Andrews
The Anjulicia Foundation
Rick and Tonya Antle Fund*
Rob Arathoon and Philippa Norman
Peggy Aschenbeck and Al Giles
Patricia Atassi
Tom Atwood
Avila-Soares Family
LaNae and Rick Avra
Vanessa and Christopher Aycock
Kathy Ayers
Emily Bach and Thomas Moglia
Nitin and Garima Badjatia
Caroline Bailey and Family
Eric Baker and Karen Mokrzycki
Margot and Tyler Baker
JoAnn and Robert Balzer
Pradnya Bankar and Susheel Jadhav
Christine and Thomas Banks
Maxine Barish-Wreden and Don Wreden
Christine and Roy Barnes
Sister Claire Barone
Stephen Bartlett
Randy Baxley
Barbara and Brian Beattie
Barbara S. Beck
Jessie and Travis Becker
Rhonda and Tim Bekkedahl
Susan and Steven Bell
Pamela Bendich
Benjamin Moore
Christopher Berg
David L. Bierly Family
Theresa and Larry Biggam
Kimberley Black and John Shelton
Penny Blake
The Blau Reeves Family
Cindy and Carl Bock
Betty Boege
Andrea K. Boehmer and Lisa E. Hocevar
Lucia and Michael Boggiatto
Christann Bohnet and Louis Bermingham
John and Susan Boken
Eric Bolger and Constance Bolger
Mary Anne and Rich Boone
Cheryl Booton and Robert Mannell
Vreni and Willy Borner
Barbara F. Borthwick and Marilyn R. Steinhart
Craig T. Bowman and Susan M. Schoenung
Lauren and Darrell Boyle
Jennifer and Matt Bradley
Jacquelyn and John Brady
Elizabeth Bramsen
Sheryl and Kevin Braun
Susanne and Chris Brokaw
Harriet Brooks
Shari L. Brooks and Clara E. Lee
Ginger Brown and Thomas Savarino
James and Melinda Brown
Jane P. Brown
Lynlee and Scott Brown
Rodlyn Brown
Shirley Brown and Judi Taylor
Michelle and Tom Bruen
Lexie, Lucas, Annie, Jill, Louie, Luba, Chuck Bruhn MD
Judy and Bob Brust
Greyson Bryan
Marjorie Bullock and Nina Harrison
Audie, Jackie, and Cara Burgan
Madelyn Burke and John Nooyen
Ying Cai and Wann S Lee Foundation
Janet and Mark Calhoon
The Callinan Family
Araceli and Daniel Camarillo
Janina and Steven Campbell
Claire Campodonico
Susan and Peter Canepa
Maria and Walter Cannon
Hannah Cao and Victor Osimitz
Geoff and Linda Capell
Amy and Jarred Capellman
Madeline Hefner Carpenter
Tere and Paul Carrubba
Patricia and Fred Carter
Lois and James Carwin
Cyr Ann and James Castle
Anthony and Jane Castruccio
Judy and Joe Chappell
Blain Checkley
Eunice and Don Chee
Ashton Chen
Leila Chen
Chennavasin Family
Michelle Chiang and Marcia Glover
Candice C. Chin
Clara and Bruce Chin
Thomas and Evelyn Chinn
Thomas and Georgie Chivington
Sarah Chrisman and John De Salvo
Lisa and Mike Chun
Joyce Chung and Rene Lacerte
Janet Clare-Gotch
Alli and Dave Clark
The David C. Clark Family
Michal Clark and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Mike and Connie Clark
Robin Clark and Mary Mackiernan
Malcolm Cleary
Jan and Mike Cloud
Lu and Woody Clum
Michael T. Cobler
Lisa and Michele Coddington
Wim Coekaerts
Peter Coha and Vicki Nowark
Drs Aileen and Ronald Cohen
Coit Foundation
Mary G. Colburn
Jeannie Cole
Cheryl Coleman
Ann Marie and John Conover Family
Cindy and David Cooper
Helen Cooper and Niki Ludovico
Tim and Kelly Coppedge
Michael and Emmy Copriviza
Joann and Ivan Cornelius
Carmen Cortez and Jose Castellanos
Brian Cox
Pamela and John Craig
Judith A. and Larry B. Crowder
Gretchen and George Crozier
Dr. Ela Cudilo and Mr. Dean Martindale
Chris and Ty Curry
Connie Curry and Tom Lawrence
Packards’ Circle continued
Dr. Lisa Damico-Beyer and Dr. Joseph Beyer
Iris and Stephen Dart
Srikanth Dasaradhi and Arathy Ramanujam
Donna and Robert Daunt
Dr. Donald McEnry Davis
Marti Debenedetti
Paul and Linda DeBruce
Tina and Michael Declerck
Norine DeGregori
Laurie and Kurt Delimon
Linda and Ed DeMeo
Mia Denton
Gabrielle Dentraygues and Frank Maguire
Ron and Barb D’Ercole
Denise Devereaux and Steve Sharpe
Julie Dickson
Susan F. Dinwiddie
Lanaya and Gary Dix
Laurie and Roberto Dixon
Kathleen M. Doerr
Patricia and David Dormedy
Martha R. Dorn and John D. Scandling
Linda Dotson and Andrew Forster
Hallie Mitchell Dow and Brad Dow
Karen and John Dowdell
Connie and Mike Dowler
Christina Drake and Timothy Thompson
Karen and Phil Drayer
Kristin Drees
Brian R. Drell
Patricia and Robert Duey
Ellen Duff Richardson
Kate and William Duhamel
Mikila and Connor Duke
Gayle Dukelow and Rosalyn Zakheim
Kathleen and Eric Duncan
Susan and Ronald Duncan
Norma Dunipace
Lisa Duong and Thomas Sites
Micaela and Paul Dybbro
Joyce M. Eandi
Linda and Steven Eaton
Erin and Brian Edem
Patricia A. and Walter W. Edwards
Susan and John Elliott
Claire and Paul Enea
Frank and Marcella Ettin
Meg and Keith Evans
Elijah Ezeji-Okoye
Kitti and Jon Fanoe
Constance E. Farrar and Kimberly A. Duke
Belinda Farrell and Jim Craik
Feather River Charter
John F. Feeley Jr.
The Felts Family
Laura and Rick Fergerson
Elizabeth and James Ferguson
Carmen Fernandez and Jaime Ybarra
Nancy and Michael Ferraro
Lisa Field
Michele W. Finch
Jeffrey Finley
Karen Fisbeck and Jeromy Rutter
Jeanne and Frank Fischer
Michelle and Sean Fitts
Sheila and Alan Fitzgerald
Sharon Flanagan and Patrick Galvin
Sheryl and Jeff Flug
Al and Peggy Foletta
Robin and Conant Fong
T. J. Forsyth
Darlene Forsythe-Beacham and David Beacham
Kent Frame and Family
Kathy and Kyle Frandle
Karen and Bill Frederick
Susan French and Robert Hassing II
Larry Friedlander
Dorothy Furgerson and Carrie Reid
Karen Garafola and Michael Murray
Les Garaventa Jr. and Francesca Grounds
Sergio Garcia and Amelia Gonzalez-Garcia
Garrett Family Foundation
The Garton Family
The Gaver Family
Sandy Gill
Terry Gladek and Joseph Hingston
Cheryl Glick
Mel and Janice Goertz
Linda and Mark Golan
Kathleen and James Goldsmith
Susanne and Robert Gong-Guy
Julie Good and Daniel Kaleba
Neil B. Goodhue
Howard L. Gosch
Jean and Dave Grabost
Pria Graves and George Koerner
Sue and Ken Greathouse
Lynsie and Andy Gridley
Dr. Paul Griffin and Dr. Louise Audet
Rich and Nancy Griffith
Alma and Ronald Gross
Chris & Sue Gularte Family
Dawn and Gary Guthart
Mimi Hahn and Larry Warcken
Charles E. and Anthia L. Halfmann
Enis and John Hall
Jesse and Heather Hall
Julia and Kevin Hall
Katie and Bill Hammerson
Rebecca and Kiersten Handorf
Nagi and Terry Hanna
Chris Hardwick and Lydia Hearst
Marina and Dan Harkins
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn & Janice Harrell
Jennifer and Andy Harris
Joyce and James Harris
Sally Harris
Jean and Richard Haskell
Jackie and Jim Hassett
Rochelle and Lee Hedgepeth
Kathleen Heitz Myers and George Myers
Lorna and Reuben Helick
Karen and Phillip Helton
Zhang Heng and Xiaona Li
Susan and Bruce Herman
Martin and Alicia Herrick
Ronald and Connaught Hess
Haylie and Mark Hewitt
Pam and David Hibbert
Caroline Hicks
Adrienne Higa and Anthony Swarthout
Paula Jane Higgins
Claudia Hill and Larry C. Enoksen
Karuna Maya Hines and Family
Susan and Philip Hines
Deborah and Robert Hirth
Michelle Ho and Jonathan Cham
Gail and James Hoffman
Genevieve Hogan and Zied Rieke
Hohbach Family Foundation
Bill and Cathy Holland
David Holland and Ondine Gage
Katherine and Elizabeth Holt
Jeanne Hori-Garcia and Tami Garcia
Lisa J. Horton
Laura Howard and Dieter Turowski
Shu-Dean Hsu and family
Dr. Wei-Je Huang and Ms. Pei-Jen Hsu
Kristin and Jeff Huget
John and Norma Humphries and Linn Family
Mindy Hunt and Marty Northrip
Susan Hurst and Joe Slafkosky
Packards’ Circle
Jan and Jim Hustler
James Hutchinson
The Imbach and Nowka Family
J. Mark and Debbie Inglis
The Irvine Family
Nithin and Peggy Iyengar
Sharon Jacobo
Eric C. Jensen and Teresa B. McCann
Lynn and David Jesus
Joanne Johnson
Adrienne and Joel Jones
Lauri Jones and Kathy Bradshaw
Mattson, Cabrie, Collin, and Paris
Michael and Roger Jones
Kathryn and Eliot Jordan
Harish and Kate Joshi
Les Junge and Holly Joseph
Grace Kajita
Jiyoung and Jason Kang
The Kano Family
Judith and Richard Kato
Susann Kaye-Valenza and David F. Valenza
Lynne and Brodie Keast
Marilyn and Daniel Keelan
Albina and Matt Kehoe
Mary Keir and K. Mark Ansel
Bill Keller and Barbara Carlson
Joan and Robert Kerr
Christie and Terry Kirk
Elizabeth J. and James G. Kirk
The Kirsch Family
Albert Klail
Earl Knecht
Jan M. Kohlmoos
Alyssa Koo in memory of George Koo
C. Stephen Kriegh and Pamella S. Gronemeyer, M.D.
Marianne and Michael Krier
Bob Kroetch and Elaine Lotta
Dana and Sharon Krone
William Krueger and Kathleen May
Don R. Kuehn
Marcia Kuhlmann
Nicholas Kwaan
Johanna Kwan and Kevin Hague
Carol and Michael Laflin
Bill Laird and Kelsey Perusse
Grace and David Lam
Shirley and Sherman Lam
Diane Lane
Charlotte and Larry Langdon
Drena and Robert Large
Diana and Lew Laurent
Carrie Lawton and Mark Kohalmy
Melinda and Patrick Leary
Michael Lebovitz and Ana Paludi
Cynthia Lee
Julia Lee and John Yong
Brooks G. Leffler
Charlotte Leong and Mark Rotter
Mary Levine and Nancy Sinai
VADM and Mrs. David Lewis, USN (Ret)
Mary Lynn and Walter Lewis
Konghoei Lim and Dewi Windoro
Marketa Limova and Carl Olson
Lauren and Chris Lindsay
Kalinda Lisy and Brent Ramerth
Charles and Leana Litchfield
Kateri Livingston
Bonnie Lockwood and Merrick Rayle
Lynda and Rick Lofvendahl
The Logan’s
Judy and Gary Logan
Marjorie and Joe Longo
Monica Lopez and Sameer Gandhi
Carrie and Jeff Loutit
Tru Love and Stephen Stuart
Deborah Love-Sudduth and Robert Sudduth
Vivan Loy
Rosa Luevano and Charles Marston
Cheryl and Kerry Lugo
Valera Lyles and Andrew Dobson
Carmel Lynch and Noel Gaynor
Gina Lynnle
Clarissa Lyons and John Shumway
Jody Lyons and Gary Gallagher
D. and C. Mabey
Mackenzie Family Fund
The MacMillan Family
The MacNaughtons—For Robert
David and Melissa MacNeil
Evelyn and David Macway
The Maddox Family
Sally Maggio
Magnuson Mayo Family
Pirkko Marja Maguire
Alayne and Patrick Manzer
The Marcucci Family
Judith and Frank Marshall
Martha Martinez
Karen and David Mast
Naduvalil Mathew and Mayuri Amarnath
The Matlow Family
Kaoru and Brian Matsuo
May Family Foundation
Mary and Thomas McCary Family
Linda McClatchy
Margaret McDowell and James Grossman
Nancy and Gary McDowell
Margaret McGovern
Tom and Carolyn McGurn
Elaine and Jackson McKiernan
Cynthia McLaughlin
Dr. Margaret R. McLean
Vera and Andrew McLean
Amanda and David McMillan
Judy Medek and Steve Chambers
Medical Staff and Improvement
Antonette and Wendell Mendoza
Menon Family
Rani Menon and Keith Amidon
Sharon and Stan Meresman
Heather and Bess Mewes
Frank, Elizabeth, Charles, and Robert Meyer
Thomas Meyer and Carol Pollard
The Micalizio Family
Samantha Michel and Adam Driscoll
Roberta Miles and John Kehne
Carl and Susan Miller
Carol and Bryan Miller
Cynthia D. and Forrest E. Miller
Norah and Dave Miller
Susan and David Milligan
Sharon and David Minch
Chris Mintz
Lilith Mintz
Deborah and Wayne Mitchell
Judith Mitchell
Irene and Michael Miyasaki
Rebecca and Frank Mock
The Reginald C. Mohun Family
Linda and Steven Monosson
Gordon E. Monroe
Shirley and Wayne Moon
Robert and Mary Ann Moore
Rosalin and Michael Moore
Vicki Moore
Robert Morehouse
Connie Morgan and Katie Parker-McDonald
Josephine and Michael Morley
Kelly and Brian Mulvey
Heather Murphy and Bill Ivie
Paul and Judith Myers
Susan and Robert Myers
Yumi Nakagawa and Paul Bartlett
Nakashoji Family
Packards’ Circle continued
Nancy Jane Bletzer Fund*
Jan Nash
Katherine Nelson
Ann Marie Nemanich
Eliane and Armand Neukermans
Amy Ng and Jason Bau
Tze Chang Ng and Hui Wong
Anais Nguyen and Mike Lepisto
Nibbi Family
Laura and Jeremy Nichols
Natalie Nielsen and Tom O’Brien
Mimi Niemiller
Sean and Eric Nierat
Fred and Sherrie Nooteboom
Rick Nordby and Nora Liu
David and Debbie Norman
Nicole and Ryan Null
Loretta and Ken Nussbacher
The Robert M. Nutting
Family Foundation
Anne and Tsuneo Oda
Janis O’Driscoll
Kathryn and Harold Ogden
Wendy Okafuji and Michael Hurtado
Mary and Dennis Okamura
Isabella and Brent Oldenburg
Lisa and Scott Olle
Ruthann Olsen
Lorraine and Thomas Olson
Carra O’Neal and Matt Messana
Fane and Corie Opperman
Lillian and Frank Orson
Dr. and Mrs. James Orth and Family
Laura and Kevin O’Shea
Marcy and Mark Osterkamp
Joanne Ottaviano and Shaun McCarthy
Libby and John Otte
Laura Overett
Duncan and Robin Owen
Hosahalli and Ganga Padmesh
Christopher and Donna Paisley
Janice Parker
Cathy and John Parks
Marcia Parsons
Pass Thru Fund*
Cheryl Paterson and Annette Cook
Dana and Andrew Paulsen
Richard Peattie
Sharon and Stephen Peck
Richard Peers and Allison Butler
Cynthia Pensinger
Kirk A. Pessner and Russell H. Miller
Ernest and Irene Pestana
Liz and Mike Phillips
Jeff Pierce and Katherine Degelau-Pierce
Darin Plotnick and Christopher Brewster
The Poncetta Family
Cindy and Randy Pond
David Pope and Angela Hexum
Nicole and Michael Powers
The Prelle Family
Heather and Mary Preston
Beth Price
Katherine and Milton Primas
Penny and Peter Purdue
Linda K. Raber
Vedran Radojcic and Maria Pletneva
Ian and Irene Rae
Kevin and Denise Railsback
Jon Ramos
Marjorie Randolph
Marnae and Nicholas Rathke
Jen and Sam Rawlins
Marnie and Steve Raymond and Family
Raynor Family
Julie and Howard Read
Sandra Reece
Carla Reeves in memory of Dustie Burley
Cynthia Regnier
Deborah Reiling
Betsy Riker and David Smith
Melissa and Bill Rimassa
Judy and Lou Risley
Bradley Rittenhouse and Leah Trefz
Craig and Laurel Robertson
Beth and Stephen Robie
Kelly and Amanda Roche
Regina Rodgers and Stephen Mitchell
Sally-Christine Rodgers and Randy Repass
Carl Rom
Mary Rooney-Zarri and Philip Zarri
Suzanne Rosenberg
Monica and Marc Rosoff
Jay Rossi Family
Karen and Dave Rossum
Roberta and William Rowan
Marlene and Donald Rowe
Stephen Rowe
Pamela and Allen Rudolph
Rudolph-Cluff Family
Elese and James Rundel
Carey and Scott Rutigliano
Julia and Scott Ryan
Alexandra Saine
Holly Jill St. John and Paul Mackley
Gloria and Kenji Saisho
Trudy and Charles Salter
Joyce and Reid Samuelson
Roberta Santiago and David Swanson
Jeannette Saporito
Dawn and Daniel Sarkisian
Emily and Joel Sass
Gregory Schaner
Alison Scharnow
Kathleen and Joseph Schiebold
Jack Schiffhauer
Barbara Schilling and Richard Carr
James E. and Sheila Schlee
Eileen & Fred Schoellkopf Foundation
Sam Schreiber and Zoe Fenson
Patricia and Bruno Schueler
William and Virginia Shultz
Leah Schutt
Liane and Eric Scott
Jennifer and Jeremy Seeba
Jerry M. Seibert Family
Joyce Selby and Cheryl Latimer
Bill and Cheryl Semple
Melissa Severini and Kevin Clark
Danielle and Christopher Severs
Bonita G. Shaw and Chris Ellis
Dennis and Amy Shen
Michael-James Shepherd
Claudine and James Sheridan
Sheri Shipe and Heather Lee
Julie and Lance Shirai
Mark Shull and Rebecca Ward
Sievers Family
Rosanne Siino and Marla Lev
Laura and Doug Simcox
Rose P. and John M. Simmons
Judith Sklar
Joel Slavonia and Susana Noles Slavonia
Karen and Stephen Slinkard
Hilda Smith and Carole Boyd
Mary Ann and Andrew Smith
Mitch and Stacey Soboleski
Dr. Amerian Sones and Dr. Lawrence Wolinsky
Emily Spangler
Patricia and Icarus Sparry
Jacqueline A. and John S. Spaulding
Julie Spezia and Sarah Dolislager
Elaine C. Spiecker
Mark, Suzanne, Rachael, and Erin Spradley
Margaret Spring and Mark Bunter
Diane Stambaugh
Chuck Steele and Jolena Betts
Shirley J. Steele
Packards’ Circle continued
Allison and Christopher Stegge
John Stephen and Brian Albers
Thomas and Deborah Stephenson
Sternberg Foundation
Barbara Stewart
Thomas R. and Diane Stevenson Stone
Audrey and Jim Straetker
Becky Stromska-Green and Steven Green
The Strong Family
Sheri and Todd Suko
Junie and John Sullivan
Summers Family Fund
Adrian Sun
Mary and Starr Sutherland
Marilyn B. Sutorius
Valerie Swalef
Debra and Keith Sweitzer
Pamela and Edward Taft
Cheryl and Trent Tanaka
Alice and Bill Taylor
Jane and Paul Taylor
Elisa and Christina Tempelaar-Lietz
Alice and Robert Tepel
Sarah and Jay Thayer
The G20 Fund
Shari and Brian Thomas
Tony and Gillian Thornley
Kirsi Maaria and Erik Charles Tiemroth
Sally Tischler and Robert J. Newsome
Davis L. and Patricia M. Todhunter
Evelyn Torras Fund*
Onnolee and Orlin Trapp
Nancy and Rich Trissel
Karen and Jim Truettner
Dennis and Andrew Turnipseed
Steven and Sally Twesten
Uibel Family
Henry H. Ushijima
Lucia Valerio and Mark Moore
Sylvia and Paul Van Diemen
David and Ana Paula Vargas
Frank Vargas and Joan Wrabetz
Matthew and Cate Vargas
Mary Ann Vasconcellos
Ellen Venable
John Venneman and Laura Kidwiler
Celeste A. Ventura
Jerrie A. Villegas
Mary Vinciguerra and Gail Pinnell
Linda Wade and Jon Monteith
Denise Watkins
The Wamuermra Charitable Trust
Derek Wang Family Foundation
Gail and Bob Ward and Family
Catherine Watson and Andrew Huang
Erin and Josh Watson
Brenda Higgins Webster
Sheila, Wendy, and Bob Weisblatt
Anne Wellner de Veer and Hans de Veer
Stacia and Kevin Wells
Michael and Marilynn Whitcomb
Beth White and Curt Huber
Lauree White and Michael Imes
Michael and Donna White
The Whitehead Family
Kira Whitehouse and Solomon Endlich
Colleen and Edward Whittemore
Linda and Randy Wight
Anne Mary Wilke
Beth and Scott Williams
Cynthia and James Williams
Dock and Lydia Williams
Ian Williams and Marta Schermerhorn
Lesley and Greg Williams
Dr. Quentin Williams and Dr. Elise Knittle
Wanda and Eddie Willis
Mary Jess Wilson and Laura Edelstein
Wings Up Family Foundation
Julie Wissink and Randall Vagelos
Witter-Mayer Family
Susan and Peter Wolcott
Sue Wolfe and Jim Garlick
Haydee and Jack Wong
Joyce and Kenneth Wong
Sally and George Wren
Linda and David Wyckoff
Joann Yates and William King
In memory of Frances Yee
Ellie Y. Yieh and Michael J. Sullivan
Katie and Michael York
Lynn and Kyle York
Gail and Rich Youngblood
Kathy and John Youngblood
Linda and Andy Ypulong
Yida Zhang and Xiaodan Jia
André, Kathleen, and Jennifer Zunino
*Gifts made from a donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation for Monterey County.
Institutional Contributors and Business Members
$1,000,000 AND ABOVE
California Ocean Protection Council
SSA Group
$500,000 AND ABOVE
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
$100,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous (2)
Aquaculture Stewardship Council
Dry Creek Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Monterey Peninsula Foundation, host of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Pure Insurance Championship
Impacting the First Tee
$25,000 AND ABOVE
California Coastal Commission’s WHALE TAIL Grant
Oceano Azul Foundation
Ocean’s Halo
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
U.S. Bank
Windgate Foundation
$20,000 AND ABOVE
Community Foundation for Monterey County
$10,000 AND ABOVE
Cisco Systems Foundation
eFishery
Granite Construction
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Intel Corporation
Johnson ‘Ohana Foundation
Keysight Technologies
Microsoft Corporation
Minh Phu Seafood Corp.
Netflix
NVIDIA Corp.
Open Water
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pebble Beach Company Foundation
Trinity Fruit Company, Inc.
Trinity Packing Company, Inc.
Western Digital
$5,000 AND ABOVE
Adobe Inc.
Chambers & Chambers
Dominion Energy
Finch Montgomery Wright PC
Fluid Tech Hydraulics, Inc
Frank M. Booth, Inc.
Genentech
InterContinental The Clement Monterey
Johnson & Johnson
Otto Construction
Pisoni Vineyards & Winery
Roblox
Salesforce
Walt Disney Company Foundation
Wild Planet Foods, Inc.
$2,500 AND ABOVE
Agilent Technologies
Applied Materials, Inc.
The Bank of America
Bechtel Corporation
Benjamin Moore
Bloomberg L.P.
Broadcom
Chevron
Congregation Bet Haverim
Driscoll’s
Edgewell Personal Care Co
Electronic Arts Outreach
Epicurean Group
Golden Memorial
Golden State Cider
Integris Wealth Management
Intuit Inc.
Intuitive Surgical
Montage Health
Nordic Naturals
Off The Charts
Portola Hotel & Spa
System Studies
Texas Instruments
TPH Architects
IN-KIND
Open Water
Pisoni Vineyards & Winery
Rhônedonnée Wines
SSA Group
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If you are 70½ years old or older, the IRA charitable rollover allows you to make tax-free charitable gifts of up to $100,000 per year, directly from your IRA to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
■ Join our Betty White Ocean Legacy Circle
Make a big impact by including the Monterey Bay Aquarium in your estate plan. You can make a bequest through your will or living trust for a specific amount, a specific asset, or a percentage of your estate.
■ Grow the Aquarium’s endowment
Provide long-term support for the Aquarium’s education initiatives and conservation and science programming. Individuals who give $100,000 or more become part of our Endowment Society.
■ Honor someone special with a gift in their name
Make a memorial or tribute gift to honor a loved one or to celebrate a special occasion — such as a birthday — and extend their legacy.
■ Matching gifts
Many employers have matching gift programs — a wonderful way to double or even triple your support. Some employers may even match your volunteer time, even if you are now retired.
■ Become a business member
Join a community of like-minded businesses committed to a world with a healthy ocean while enjoying special access to the Aquarium’s world-class visitor experiences.
To make a donation
■ Make a secure donation online at MontereyBayAquarium.org/SupportNow.
■ Give us a call at 831.648.4880 or send us an email to donors@mbayaq.org.
■ Send a check to Monterey Bay Aquarium Attn: Development Office, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940
