Texas State Aquarium Association

“The executive committee consists of the chair, chair-elect, vice chairs, secretary, treasurer, and the immediate past-chair, three elected members at large, up to four members appointed by the chair, and the president & ceo as an ex-officio member. The members at-large shall be elected by the board of trustees from nominees presented by the governance and nominating committee and serve a one year term. The executive committee shall be responsible to the board of trustees with full power to act in the operation of the association between meetings of the board of trustees. It shall report its actions and refer matters of policy to the board of trustees. Meeting of the executive committee shall be held at such times as may be determined by the chair. A majority of the members of the executive committee shall constitue a quorum.”

“Form 990 will be available to the board of trustees by e-mail submission, prior to filing.”

“The executive committee of the board of trustees conducts a performance appraisal of the president/ceo at the end of the year. The texas state aquarium follows a policy whereby the board compensation committee reviews not only this benefit, but reviews and sets the ceo salary based on survey information and an employee evaluation. They have access to historical salary data and comparable salaries from the survey information.”

“Each year, the organization will have the federal irs tax form 990, annual independent audit report, governing documents and conflict of interest policy available for review upon request.”

“The texas state aquarium's mission is engaging people with animals, inspiring appreciation for our seas, and supporting wildlife conservation. Its vision is to be a global leader in fostering support for the conservation of the gulf of mexico and the caribbean sea. To accomplish this goal, the aquarium has developed more than 25 permanent and special exhibits to interpret the animals and sensitive ecosystems of these regions, educating an average of more than 500,000 visitors annually in the wonders of the marine world. The texas state aquarium also promotes and actively engages in environmental conservation through its support of the texas state aquarium institute for wildlife conservation.”

“It all began in 1969 with the dream of what corpus christi could be. Visionary community leaders had a bold, yet simple purpose with the texas state aquarium - create educationally enriching and entertaining exhibits and programs to connect people with nature, and inspire them to care for, and ultimately help conserve, the gulf of mexico and the caribbean sea. Today, after being open to the public for more than 30 years and having educated and entertained more than 16 million visitors, the texas state aquarium is the leading attraction in south texas, an economic driver of the coasted bend tourism economy, and a worldwide environmental education center. The aquarium has always aimed to educate guests on the importance of conserving our habitats and wildlife - and we lead by example. The aquarium has worked diligently to organize and carry out beach clean-up events in partnership with the texas general land office. In addition to coordinating these efforts, aquarium staff conduct educational programs that highlight the effects garbage has on regional wildlife. As a member of the aquarium conservation partnership, the texas state aquarium prides itself on its efforts to eliminate single-use plastics from our operations, including offering canned water, paper straws, and recycled material serving containers to our restaurant patrons. Our pepsi shoreline grill was the first restaurant in texas to be recognized by the surfrider foundation as an ocean friendly restaurant. In 2024, there was a joint effort with nova southeastern university (nsu) in florida and texas a&m university- corpus christi (tamu-cc) to transfer about 300 corals from nsu's coral nursery to the texas state aquarium. The transfer will facilitate research into staghorn corals and help protect the staghorn coral populations from climate change. It is through these and many more programs that the texas state aquarium helps preserve our region's rich environmental heritage and empowers millions of visitors to take action to help preserve and protect our natural environment.”

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