Please join us on Monday, February 5th when we will welcome Tommy Stringfellow – President & CEO, Riverbanks Zoo to our podium.
With more than 25 years of experience in the zoo and attractions industries, Tommy Stringfellow is the third executive to oversee the Zoo in its 43-year-history. He began his career at the Zoo and Garden in 2002 as director of marketing and was promoted to chief operating officer in 2011.
Prior to joining Riverbanks, Stringfellow was the Director of Sales and Marketing for Six Flags over Georgia Theme Park, Six Flags Whitewater Water Park and American Adventures Family Entertainment Center. There he was responsible for generating over 3 million annual visitors and generating $12 million in admissions and sponsorship revenue annually.
Earlier, Stringfellow was the Director of Sales and Marketing for Six Flags Great Escape and Waterpark in upstate New York. In addition to his theme park responsibilities, he directed the sales and marketing efforts for three hotels and two restaurants that were owned and operated by the Six Flags Company.
Stringfellow laid the foundation for his career working for Paramount Parks, Inc., which owned and operated five major theme parks and several prototype themed attractions. He climbed through the ranks in park operations management positions to Director of Sales during his tenure with Paramount Parks.
An active member of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums and the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, Stringfellow is a graduate of Winthrop University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing. He has recently served terms on the Marketing Advisory Committee for AZA and both the Columbia Metropolitan of Conventions and Visitors Bureau and Atlanta Convention and Tourism Board. He is an active member of the community and serves on the Board of Directors for Palmetto Health’s Camp Kemo.
Stringfellow is a native South Carolinian and is married with two sons and one daughter.