Tony Zodrow, Executive Director

For over 20 years, Tony Zodrow has served as an administrator for educational non-profits including a private university, two large museums and, now, as Executive Director of GulfQuest.

Since 2005, Zodrow has focused on working with the Board of Trustees and the City of Mobile to plan exhibits and facilities, and generate financial support for the project.

He is excited about what GulfQuest will bring to Gulf Coast residents and visitors. “Our patrons will experience the maritime world through interactive exhibits that illuminate the past, highlight the present, and point to the future,” Zodrow said. “The Gulf Coast’s rich maritime history and culture will be explored, coupled with providing a sense of what the Gulf of Mexico means to us today.”

Prior to GulfQuest, Zodrow served as CEO of McWane Science Center, a $43 million museum in downtown Birmingham, where he spearheaded an expansion that enabled the museum to host blockbuster exhibitions such as Titanic, Tutankhamun, and Einstein. During his tenure, he increased museum attendance and revenue through innovative programming and marketing strategies.

Zodrow also served as Deputy Director of Omniplex, Oklahoma’s premier science center, in Oklahoma City. He managed fundraising, marketing and public relations and, in 1999, oversaw the marketing launch of the OmniDome Theater, Oklahoma’s first large-format theater – an effort for which Omniplex received the IMAX® industry’s top marketing award for the most successful launch of a new theater.

Before Omniplex, Zodrow served as Associate Vice President in fundraising and public relations for Phillips University, a liberal arts university in Enid, OK.