Activity Committees

Awards | Membership | Spring Conference | International Convention Program

Awards

Review Hall of Fame candidates and make selection. Annually review selection procedures and provide recommendations to Staff/Board. Consider whether awards for associate members should be added to convention activities.

• Liaison Director: Rick Frenette, Wisconsin State Fair
• Chair: Gary Goodman, South Carolina State Fair
• Members: David Bednar, Canadian National Exhibition, ON; Mike Froehlich, York Fair, PA; Kathleen O'Leary, Wisconsin State Fair; Phil Hurst, Clay County Fair, IA; Errol McKoy, State Fair of Texas; Rick Pickering, Alameda County Fair, CA; Bob Batista, Western Idaho Fair
• Staff Ex-Officio: Max Willis, IAFE, MO

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Membership

Increase membership of Fairs and Associates. Work with staff on membership drive program for 2008. Create guidelines/recommendations for mentoring program for new fair members.

• Liaison Director: Gary Slater, Iowa State Fair
• Chair: Nancy Smith, South Carolina State Fair
• Vice Chair: Kent Hojem, Western Washington Fair; Greg Chiecko, Eastern States Exposition, MA; Mark Andrus, Tulsa State Fair; Jennifer Seward, Redwood Empire Fair, CA; Pam Simon, Minnesota State Fair; Alice Hayes, Kentucky State Fair; Becky Brashear, Great Frederick Fair; Chistine Rasmussen, Nebraska State Fair; Terry Chapman, South Carolina State Fair Cheryl Huber, Minnesota State Fair; Alice Stevens, Great Frederick Fair, MD
• Zone Directors to appoint a Membership Chair from their Zone.
• Staff Ex-Officio: Steve Siever, IAFE, MO

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Spring Conference

Provide input on program ideas for conference. Provide mentoring to first-time attendees at this conference.

• Liaison Director: Jim Sinclair, Minnesota State Fair
• Chair: Curry Roberts, State Fair of Virginia
• Vice Chair: John Sykes, East Texas State Fair
• Members: Kent Hojem, Western Washington Fair; Cheryl Huber, Minnesota State Fair; Doug Lofstrom, Orange County Fair & Event Center, CA
• Staff Ex-Officio: Kate Turner, IAFE, MO

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International Convention Program

Provide input on program ideas for International Convention in 2008. Serve as ambassadors to welcome first time attendees.

• Liaison Director: Jim Sinclair, Minnesota State Fair
• Chair: Eugene Cassidy, Eastern States Exposition, MA
• Vice Chair: Doug Lofstrom, Orange Co. Fair & Expo., CA
• Members: Barney Cosner, Seward County Fair, NE; Lori Mulch, Kansas State Fair; Pam Simon, Minnesota State Fair; Rick Frenette, Wisconsin State Fair; Herb Higgs, Panhandle-South Plains Fair, TX; Mary Ann Slaggert, LASLA; Theresa Weinfurtner, Minnesota State Fair; Hazel Staley, Hazel M. Staley, MD; Tonya Cook, Iowa State Fair; Albert Montes, Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition, FL; Gary Goodman, South Carolina State Fair; John Erickson, Alaska State Fair; Gary Slater, Iowa State Fair
• Staff Ex-Officio: Kate Turner, IAFE, MO

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