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 Gene Cassidy, CFE Eastern States Exposition 1305 Memorial Ave. West Springfield, MA 01089-3578 Phone: (412) 737-2443

	IAFE First Vice Chair Jeremy Parsons, CFE Clay County Fair PO Box 527 Spencer, IA 51301-0527 Phone: (712) 580-3000
	IAFE Second Vice Chair Jennifer Giesike, CFE Washington Town & Country Fair PO Box 752 Washington, MO 63090-2124 Phone: (636) 390-9633
	IAFE Treasurer Bryon Lopez Pima County Fair 11300 S Houghton Rd. Tucson, AZ 85747-9755 Phone: (520) 762-9100
	Past Chair Jessica Underberg, CFE Erie County Fair 5600 McKinley Pkwy. Hamburg, NY 14075-3933 Phone: (716) 649-3900
	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, and Vermont.
	IAFE Zone 2 Director Vicki Chouris, CFE South Florida Fair & Palm Beach County Expositions PO Box 210367 West Palm Beach, FL 33421-0367 Phone: (561) 793-0333 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 Mathew Immel, CFE Fond du Lac County Fair PO Box 1466 Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1466 Phone: (920) 251-1199 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 Scott Suchomski, CFE Tennessee Valley Fair PO Box 6066 Knoxville, TN 37914-0066 Phone: (865) 215-1471 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 Chris Pickering Northwest Washington Fair 1775 Front St. Lynden, WA 98264-1260 Phone: (360) 354-4111 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 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 Michael Wood Wood Entertainment Co. 111 Osiana Dr. San Antonio, TX 78248-2808 Phone: (210) 573-2219