diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Volunteers.svelte b/frontend/src/pages/Volunteers.svelte
index 5f5f3c8..06f6aac 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Volunteers.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Volunteers.svelte
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   let showAdd = $state(false)
   let adding = $state(false)
   let newName = $state('')
+  let newTicketName = $state('')
   let newEmail = $state('')
   let newDeptID = $state('')
   let newIsLead = $state(false)
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@
     try {
       const data = {
         name: newName,
+        ticket_name: newTicketName,
         email: newEmail,
         is_lead: newIsLead,
         note: newNote,
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@
       const v = await api.volunteers.create(data)
       await db.volunteers.put(v)
       showAdd = false
-      newName = newEmail = newNote = ''
+      newName = newEmail = newTicketName = newNote = ''
       newDeptID = ''
       newIsLead = false
     } catch (err) {
@@ -180,8 +182,12 @@
       <form onsubmit={addVolunteer}>
         <div class="form-grid" style="display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1rem">
           <div class="form-group">
-            <label for="v-name">Name *</label>
-            <input id="v-name" bind:value={newName} required placeholder="Full name" />
+            <label for="v-name">Preferred Name *</label>
+            <input id="v-name" bind:value={newName} required placeholder="What they go by" />
+          </div>
+          <div class="form-group">
+            <label for="v-ticket-name">Name on Ticket</label>
+            <input id="v-ticket-name" bind:value={newTicketName} placeholder="Legal/ticketed name" />
           </div>
           <div class="form-group">
             <label for="v-email">Email</label>
diff --git a/handle_volunteers.go b/handle_volunteers.go
index 845bddd..6832995 100644
--- a/handle_volunteers.go
+++ b/handle_volunteers.go
@@ -33,11 +33,15 @@ func (app *App) handleListVolunteers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func (app *App) handleCreateVolunteer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	var v Volunteer
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&v); err != nil {
+	var body struct {
+		Volunteer
+		TicketName string `json:"ticket_name"`
+	}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
 		writeError(w, "invalid request", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
+	v := body.Volunteer
 	if v.Name == "" {
 		writeError(w, "name is required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
@@ -52,7 +56,9 @@ func (app *App) handleCreateVolunteer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if v.Email != "" && v.ParticipantID == nil {
 		p, _ := app.getParticipantByEmail(v.Email)
 		if p == nil {
-			p, _ = app.createParticipant(Participant{PreferredName: v.Name, Email: v.Email})
+			p, _ = app.createParticipant(Participant{PreferredName: v.Name, Email: v.Email, TicketName: body.TicketName})
+		} else if body.TicketName != "" && p.TicketName == "" {
+			app.db.Exec(`UPDATE participants SET ticket_name = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`, body.TicketName, now(), p.ID)
 		}
 		if p != nil {
 			v.ParticipantID = &p.ID