Anna George
Cindy Todd
Jackson Andrews
Tennessee Aquarium president and CEO Keith Sanford announced the following organizational changes to staff and volunteers:
Jackson Andrews becomes the Aquarium’s vice president and chief operating officer. His responsibilities have expanded to oversee the Aquarium’s Guest Services, Housekeeping, IMAX and River Gorge Explorer Teams.
Mr. Andrews has served as the aquarium’s director of husbandry and operations for more than 25 years.
Dr. Anna George becomes the aquarium’s vice president of Conservation Science and Education. Her goal is to create synergy between the Aquarium’s Conservation Institute and the Aquarium’s education department.
Dr. George has served as director of the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute for more than 10 years.
Cindy Todd becomes the aquarium’s vice president of Institutional Advancement. In her new role, Ms. Todd will oversee marketing, branding, development and membership to help build financial strength to support the Aquarium’s mission and community impact.
Ms. Todd has served as the aquarium’s chief marketing and branding officer for 25 years.
Mr. Sanford began his tenure at the aquarium on March 1. Since then, he has been examining the organization from top to bottom, even immersing himself in numerous roles from guest services to animal care and conservation biology.
He has also traveled to several of the nation’s top aquariums to spend time with their CEOs to gain an understanding of their models for success. “The past 10 months has been an amazing journey,” said Mr. Sanford. “I have an overwhelming appreciation for the level of expertise and experience we have in our team. I am excited about the Tennessee Aquarium’s direction that paves the way for us to have an even greater overall impact in our community and across the country in freshwater conservation science.”