Our Board

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 Jeremy Parsons, CFE Clay County Fair PO Box 527 Spencer, IA 51301-0527 Phone: (712) 580-3000
	IAFE First Vice Chair Jennifer Giesike, CFE Washington Town & Country Fair PO Box 752 Washington, MO 63090-2124 Phone: (636) 390-9633
	IAFE Second Vice Chair Jo Reynolds, CFE Warren County Fair 701 W 2nd Ave Indianola, IA 50125-2347 Phone: (515) 961-6687
	IAFE Treasurer Jaime Navarro State Fair of Texas PO Box 150009 Dallas, TX 75315-0009 Phone: (214) 565-9931
	Immediate Past Chair Gene Cassidy, CFE Eastern States Exposition 1305 Memorial Ave. West Springfield, MA 01089-3578 Phone: (412) 737-2443
	Prior Past Chair Nancy Smith, CFE South Carolina State Fair PO Box 393 Columbia, SC 29202-0393 Phone: (803) 518-6703
	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 Kathryn Hunter Topsham Fair PO Box 236 Topsham, ME 04086-0236 Phone: (207) 729-1943 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 Alicia Shoults, CFE Ohio State Fair 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, OH 43211-2489 Phone: (614) 644-4011 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 Scott Stoller, CFE Colorado State Fair 1001 Beulah Ave. Pueblo, CO 81004-2415 Phone: (719) 561-8484 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 Nancy Pitz, CFE Rocky Mountain Association of Fairs PO Box 77 Filer, ID 83328-0077 Phone: (208) 326-2288
	Canadian Association of Fairs & Exhibitions Representative Amanda Frigon K-Days/Northlands 2693 Broadmoor Blvd., Ste. 132 Sherwood Park, AB T8H 0G1 Canada Phone: (780) 491-5522
	Representative from Outside the U.S. & Canada Brock Gilmour Sydney Royal Easter Show Locked Bag 4317 Sydney Olympic Park, NSW 2127 Australia Phone: +61-2-9704-1101
	Director at Large from Associate Members Kathy Ross Ross Concessions 661 Hand Ave Sarasota, FL 34232-6726 Phone: (941) 704-4517
	Director at Large from Associate Members Jay Strates Strates Shows, Inc. PO Box 174 Orlando, FL 32802-0174 Phone: (407) 855-3939