Meet the Aquarium Director - November, 2009 - James Hamilton, Houston Downtown Aquarium

Name: James Hamilton

Actual title: Property Manager

Name of your aquarium: Downtown Aquarium

Location: Houston, Texas

URL for your facility: www.DowntownAquarium.com

Number of species at your facility: 375

Your favorite critter at the facility: Napoleon Wrasse (large marine fish)

Total number of animals or fish at your facility: 3500

Number of visitors annually: 1 Million

Number of employees: 300

Number of volunteers: None

Annual budget: $1.7 million

Degree: Mathematics

Experience prior to this position: 20 years in the Hospitality Industry

Favorite part of your job: Working with all my Managers & Staff

One dream wish for your facility: Polar Bear Exhibit

Family: Wife (Gina), Daughter (Alexa – 11), Daughter (Arianna – 9)

Pets at home: Yellow Lab (Duke), Shiatsu-Maltese (Furbi), Zulu (Sun Conure)

When you retire, you plan to: Watch a sporting event in every professional football & baseball stadium in the U.S.