Competitor AOAP Aquatic Professional of the Month Past Winners
Meet the past winners of the Competitor AOAP Aquatic Professional of the Month
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – February 20245
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – January 2024

ALAN MOGRIDGE
Safety Director, Northeast Region
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – December 2023

DAVE BUTTON
National Sales Manager
Chemtrol
div of Santa Barbara Control Systems
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – November 2023

KEVIN CRONIN
Aquatic Manager
Arlington Public Schools
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – October 2023

CINDY ALDRIDGE
Aquatic Professional
Kenai Peninsula School District pools
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – September 2023

Ryan Schmidt
Recreation Supervisor
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – August 2023

ALISSA MAGRUM
Water Safety Advocate
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – July 2023

JOE MARTEN
Aquatics Supervisor, AFO LGIT WSIT
Wichita Park and Recreation Department
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – June 2023

Charles Kunsman
Owner
Northeast Ohio Aquatic Consulting & Training, LLC
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – May 2023

JAMES WHEELER
General Manager
Hayward Area Recreation and Park District
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – April 2023

TIMOTHY DELUCIA
Aquatic Supervisor s Safety and Compliance Specialist
Prince George’s County, Maryland
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – March 2023

TINA DITTMAR
Aquatics Supervisor
City of Laguna Niguel
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – December 2022

MIKE ESPINO
Recreation Supervisor – Aquatics
City of Lompoc
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – January 2023

BECKY KIRK
Aquatic Supervisor
City of Phoenix
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – February 2023

Mark Basnight
Commercial Business Development Manager
Lincoln Aquatics
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – November 2022

Richard Sharnsky Jr. CPRP
General Manager, Bahama Beach Waterpark
City of Dallas, Texas
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – October 2022

JACKIE fROHNE
Recreation Coordinator II Aquatics
City of Parker, Colorado
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – September 2022

Bill Frazier
Massanutten Resort
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – August 2022

Jen Foreman
Recreation Coordinator
Buffalo Grove Park District
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – July 2022

Ben Scott
Mesa Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – June 2022

Jodi Layton
Program Coordinator
Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – May 2022

Scott Runkle
Risk Management and Special Facilities Manager
Skokie Park District
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – April 2022

Kristie Riester
Executive Director
Council Model Aquatic Health Code (CMAHC)
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – March 2022

Kirsten Barnes
Counsilman-Hunsaker
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – February 2022

Cory Hilderbrand
City of Irvine, California
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – January 2022

Aileen Tisser
Co-Founder Swim Angelfish
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – December 2021

Hannah Quaney
Recreation Coordinator II – Aquatics, Parker Colorado
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – November 2021

Christopher Drummond
Water Safety Instructor with the City of Charleston, SC
Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month – October 2021

Shawn DeRosa
DeRosa Aquatic Consulting
September 2021 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Christopher Biswick
Township of Upper St Clair
August 2021 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Jill Burt
City of Ames Iowa
July 2021 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Christopher Whipple
Whipple Aquatic and Safety
Minnesota
June 2021 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Kate Connell
Aquatics Program Supervisor
Iowa City Parks & Recreation Department
May 2021 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Tom Schaefer
Sales Director
Technical Sales Director of Clear Comfort
April 2021 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Craig Sears
President, Sears Pool Management, Sandy Springs, Georgia
March 2021 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Joey LaNeve
Aquatics and Safety Education Coordinator for Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Fitness Complex, Tempe, AZ
February 2021 Aquatic Professional of the Month

mark foote
Aquatics Superintendent

KRISTEN POST
Lead Lifeguard

Bob Floyd

Ashley Wells
Aquatics Superintendent

Pete DeQuincy

Paul Macias

Ashley McKay
Aquatics Superintendent

Jen Post

Katie Crysdale
Founder, Lakeview Aquatic Consultants Ltd., Canada
May 2020 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Tammy Jaster
Superintendent
Superintendent, Blue Bell Aquatic Center, Texas
April 2020 Aquatic Professional of the Month

M Helena Machada
Aquatics Director, Arlington, VA
March 2020 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Mark Basnight
Sales Manager, Lincoln Aquatics
February 2020 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Ashley Munoz
Aquatics Supervisor, City of Farmers Branch, Texas
January 2020 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Bryan Gentilini
AqP
Town of Parker Parks & Recreation, Colorado
December 2019 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Terri Smith

Kevin Goodrich

Jenna Stevenson
AqP

Jackie Gonzalez

Anne Moeller

Jeff Fryer
AqP

Renee Vanselow

Manda Groff
Department of Community Services – Gwinnett County Government, Lawrenceville, Georgia
April 2019 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Damaris Shiavi Schaeflein
Overbrook School For The Blind – Kappen Aquatic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 2019 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Karl Shaw
The Woodlands Township, Texas
February 2019 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Stacy Beadle
Michael Phelps Foundation
January 2019 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Joey Rusnak
Aquatic Programmer – City of Mississauga, Canada
December 2018 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Kelly Martinez
Aquatics Coordinator III – City of Phoenix, AZ
November 2018 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Traci Tenkely
Recreation Coordinator II – Aquatics – City of Chandler, AZ
October 2018 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Jill Ruot
Recreation Coordinator: Aquatics/Fitness – City of Apache Junction, AZ
September 2018 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Frances Caron
Assistant Director of Recreation/Aquatics Director – University of California, Riverside
August 2018 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Rose Ploeg
Recreation Supervisor/Aquatics, City of Mountlake Terrace Recreation & Parks Department, Mountlake Terrace, Washington.
July 2018 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Willa Suter
Aquatics Manager, Reston Association
June 2018 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Tim Jaskiewicz

Craig Merkey
AqP
Associate Director of Recreation and Aquatics, Penn State Harrisburg
April 2018 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Donita Grinde-Houtman
AqP
Aquatic Program Coordinator, Derby Recreation
March 2018 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Bridget Verhei
Si View Metropolitan Park District North Bend, Washington
February 2018 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Holly Glainyk

Debbi Davidson
AqP
Arkansas City Recreation
July 2017 Aquatics Professional of the Month

Debbie Miles-Dutton
University of California, Santa Barbara
August 2017 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Mark Abdo
City of Largo Rec, Parks & Arts Department
September 2017 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Melissa Davis
Aquatics Coordinator
City of Temecula
October 2017 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Gwen Wilcox
City of Temecula
November 2017 Aquatic Professional of the Month

Christian Peck
City of Peoria, AZ
December 2017 Aquatic Professional of the Month