Seattle Aquarium
Erin Nicole Kelly is a Marketing Specialist at the Seattle Aquarium since July 2022, where responsibilities include managing email marketing and social media content, as well as coordinating digital communication strategies. Previous experience includes serving as a Marketing Intern at the Seattle Aquarium, where content and social media strategy were managed. Erin has also held roles as a Voter Outreach Coordinator at Zero Week Solutions, promoting the Democracy Voucher program, and as a Volunteer Coordinator at Activate America, providing training and support to phone bank volunteers. Additional roles involved leading recruitment efforts for volunteer events and mobilizing voters through digital engagement strategies. Erin holds a Bachelor of Arts in History (with Honors) and Political Science from the University of Washington, completing studies in June 2022.
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.