Randy Bailey has been an honorary member of the Ambassador Crew this past year, and we are so grateful to Randy for everything he's done, no

This month, let's get back in touch with one of our most recent alumnae, Ellie Brimeyer! Ellie was an Aquatennial Princess in 2018, thus her

Steve Robertson is a well-known face to the AAO! Steve was Commodore in 2016, and has continued to volunteer ever since! How did you first hear about the Aqu...

Maricia Pacheco is a friendly face to the AAO - she's volunteered with the Visiting Dignitaries program, candidate orientation and check-in, the Women's Expo...

Dave Recker is a familiar face with the AAO - serving as Commodore in 2013, and is now President of AAO. In addition to his work with the AAO, Dave is a long...

Let's meet AAO/MASAA (Minneapolis Aquatennial Senior Alumni Association) volunteer extraordinaire, Kay Bolduan! In 2016, Kay served as Senior Queen. How did ...

Sonja Weiler: her reputation precedes her! She's well-known and highly regarded in the "festival community" and now you get to know her a bit better through ...

If you've been in the world of Aquatennial or Winter Carnival, you've probably met Cindy Shanley! If you haven't met her yet - don't worry - she'll introduce...

Kenny Devine is certainly a familiar face in the world of AAO - he served as Aquatennial Captain in 2018! We're thrilled that Kenny offered to continue to vo...

Emily Kegley (nee: McConkey) is the new Appearances Coordinator for the Ambassador Team, and an ambassador alumna! Emily served as an Aquatennial Princess in...

Ken Hafften is no stranger to the AAO - he's been volunteering with the Aquatennial in some capacity since 1972! Ken has served as a Vice Commodore (1988-199...

Laura Swartz is an Aquatennial alumna, and is serving as a captain of the AAO's Pulling Together team! Laura also helps to coordinate events for the AAO duri...

We're bringing it back! It's been about 18 months since we last posted a "Faces of AAO!" But with #AquaWeek2018 behind us, we'd like to reintroduce you to so...

As a former Aquatennial Princess (1992), Vice Commodore (1999 Arts & Entertainment Division) and Captain (2009), Natalka's dedication to the Aquatennial and ...

As a first-time volunteer in 2016, Wayne Ellingson remembers seeing the Aquatennial represented in a parade when he was a kid back home is Southwestern Minne...

Jeni is a former Aquatennial Princess from 2014. She then went on to be the 2015 Princess Kay of the Milky Way! Jeni has continued to volunteer for the AAO i...

Former Vice Commodore Eileen Hafften first got involved with the Aquatennial in 1980 as a Parade Committee member where she served for 16 years. She also se...

Currently serving as AAO President, Joe Johnston has extensive volunteer experience with the Aquatennial serving as Board Member in 1999, 2000 Captain, 2002 ...