Thomas Mayes is a bassist and nonprofit administrator currently based in Tacoma. He received his undergraduate degree in Double Bass Performance from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He has performed with orchestras throughout the Western US, including symphonies in Yakima, WA, Modesto, CA, Reno, NV, Cheyenne, WY, and Colorado Springs, CO. As an administrator he has worked in executive roles for classical music and historic theaters, including serving as Executive Director for the Bellingham Symphony Orchestra 2013–2016. He is currently an instructor in nonprofit arts administration at Seattle University and runs Servus Arts, LLC, a consultancy supporting small nonprofits throughout the Puget Sound region.