Board of Directors
The IAFE is governed by a board of directors that consists of 18 elected members and the president and CEO selected by the board as an ex-officio director. The directors include a chair, two immediate past chairs, two vice chairs, a treasurer, a representative of the Federation of State and Provincial Associations of Fairs, a representative of the Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions, eight directors elected from and representing each of the eight zones in the United States and Canada, and two directors at large from associate members.
IAFE Chair
Jennifer Giesike, CFE
Washington Town & Country Fair
PO Box 752
Washington, MO 63090-2124
Phone: (636) 390-96330
IAFE First Vice Chair
Jo Reynolds, CFE
Warren County Agriculture Association
701 W 2nd Ave
Indianola, IA 50125-2347
Phone: (515) 961-6687
IAFE Second Vice Chair
Ken Karns, CFE
OC Fair & Event Center
88 Fair Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626-6521
Phone: (714) 708-1500
IAFE Treasurer
Jaime Navarro
State Fair of Texas
PO Box 150009
Dallas, TX 75315-0009
Phone: (214) 565-9931
Immediate Past Chair
Jeremy Parsons, CFE
Iowa State Fair
PO Box 57130
Des Moines, IA 50317
Phone: (515) 262-3111
Prior Past Chair
Gene Cassidy, CFE
Eastern States Exposition (The Big E)
1305 Memorial Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089-3578
Phone: (413) 737-2443
IAFE President & CEO
Marla Calico, CFE
IAFE
3043 E. Cairo St
Springfield, MO 65802-6204
Phone: (417) 862-5771 or (800) 516-0313
IAFE Zone 1 Director
Andy Imperati
Dutchess County Fair
PO Box 389
Rhinebeck, NY 12572-0389
Phone: (845) 876-4000
Zone 1 includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island & Vermont.
IAFE Zone 2 Director
Kelly Collins, CFE
State Fair of West Virginia
PO Box 986
Lewisburg, WV 24901-0986
Phone: (304) 645-1090
Zone 2 includes Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
IAFE Zone 3 Director
LC Scramlin
Oakland County Fair
PO Box 365
Davisburg, MI 48350-0365
Phone: (248) 634-8830
Zone 3 includes Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and that portion of Ontario less than 85° longitude West of Greenwich.
IAFE Zone 4 Director
Scott Kozelka
Steele County Free Fair
PO Box 650
Owatonna, MN 55060-0650
Phone: (507) 451-5305
Zone 4 includes Manitoba, Minnesota, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and the portion of Ontario more than 85° longitude West of Greenwich.
IAFE Zone 5 Director
Aaron Owen, CFE
Ozark Empire Fair
3001 N Grant Ave
Springfield, MO 65803-1021
Phone: (417) 833-2660
Zone 5 includes Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
IAFE Zone 6 Director
Mitchell Glieber
State Fair of Texas
PO Box 150009
Dallas, TX 75315-0009
Phone: (214) 565-9931
Zone 6 includes Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.
IAFE Zone 7 Director
Brandon Bird, CFE
Eastern Idaho State Fair
PO Box 250
Blackfoot, ID 83221-2050
Phone: (208) 785-2480 (104)
Zone 7 includes Idaho, Montana, Alberta, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
IAFE Zone 8 Director
Geoff Hinds
Deschutes County Fair & Expo
3800 SW Airport Way
Redmond, OR 97756-8697
Phone: (541) 548-2711
Zone 8 includes Alaska, California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington.
IAFE State & Provincial Representative
Steven Patterson, CFE
Indiana Association of Fairs
PO Box 842
Brownsville, IN 46112-0842
Phone: (317) 398-4323
Canadian Association of Fairs & Exhibitions
Representative
Sandra Jackle
Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL)
PO Box 167, Stn Main
Regina, SK S4P 2Z6
Canada
Phone: (306) 781-9200
Representative from Outside the U.S. & Canada
Brad Jenkins
Melbourne Royal Show
Melbourne Showgrounds
Epsom Rd
Ascot Vale, VIC 3032
Australia
Phone: +61-3-9281-7444
Director at Large from Associate Members
Sandy Class
Tavern at the Park, LLC
657 Flamingo Dr.
Apollo Beach, FL 33572 – 2410
Phone: (386) 623-2988
Director at Large from Associate Members
Jay Strates
Strates Shows, Inc.
PO Box 174
Orlando, FL 32802-0174
Phone: (407) 855-3939