Seattle Aquarium
Clint Bennett has a diverse background in landscape design and community engagement, with extensive volunteer experience at Pike Place Market Foundation and Seattle Aquarium since 2015 and 2016, respectively. As the owner and landscape designer at Bennett Landscape Design from 2009 to 2014, Clint honed expertise in the field, complemented by horticultural skills gained as a horticulturist at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens from 2009 to 2014. Clint holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University and an Associate of Arts and Sciences in Horticulture Technology with a specialization in Landscape Design from Northern Virginia Community College.
Seattle Aquarium
The Seattle Aquarium is the ninth largest aquarium in the U.S. by attendance and among the top five paid visitor attractions in the Puget Sound region. Since our opening, we’ve hosted over 22 million visitors and provided marine conservation education to over 1.6 million school children. We’re proud to be accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Opened in 1977, the Seattle Aquarium was owned and operated by the City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation until 2010, when the nonprofit Seattle Aquarium Society assumed its management—a model used by most leading zoos and aquariums across the country. In 2007, the Aquarium opened a major expansion that added 18,000 square feet of space to the facility, including an impressive 120,000-gallon exhibit, a gift shop, café, meeting/event space and more. Our mission, Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment, is reflected in everything we do—exhibits, events, conservation and education programs, research activities and more. This important work wouldn’t be possible without support from our community, members, staff and volunteers. The Seattle Aquarium operates as a nonprofit 501c3, through a long-term operating agreement with the City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation.