Ambassador Program Class of 2025 

At the beginning of the year, we opened our Ambassador Program to new applicants! In collaboration with the Volunteer Committee, we were looking to select volunteers who have been with us for about a year or more, consistently show up about once a month (or at the very least at each of our biggest events Musikfest, Oktoberfest, and Christkindlmarkt), and have displayed leadership capability or poise under pressure.  

What is the Ambassador program? It is a multi-week training course where the selected volunteers heard from various ArtsQuest staff members about how we pursue our mission of making the arts accessible to the public. The intention is for this knowledge to empower this group of volunteers as an ArtsQuest Ambassador–someone that guests, fellow volunteers, and even staff can look to as a resource and dependable backup in times of low coverage. It is also the first stepping-stone to positions like Site Supervisor and House Manager. I look forward to watching this class grow and potentially take on bigger roles within our organization! I would like to acknowledge and congratulate this group for their achievement and welcome them to the Ambassador family!  

From left to right: Fred Wuertele, Jo An Grap, Karen Traupman, Brian Traupman, Dan Wessner, Diane Kiefer, Debbie Svites, Anet Villani, Kim Blatt, Laura Strohl, Kay Marushak, Amanda Clark, Pam Bender, Dory Horwath, Eric Bellis. Not Pictured: Dawn Fowler, Veronica Mcintosh