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2025 - 2026 Committees

AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE

Shelly Terrell, Chair.	Northeast Florida Fair	Email
Lynann Hudson, Co-Chair	Florida State Fair	Email
Suzanne Holcomb, Advisor	Greater Hillsborough County Fair	Email
Cheryl Flood	Florida State Fair	Email
Danny Alfonso	Manatee County Fair	Email
Rhonda Ward	Collier Fair	Email
Jacqueline Stough	Central Florida Fair	Email
Sara Sparks	Hendry County Fair	Email
Becky Brashear	South Florida Fair	Email
Crystal Yovaish	Lake County Fair	Email
Lee Stokes	Citrus County Fair	Email
Debbie Parker	Citrus County Fair	Email
Mary Ellen Jones	Lake County Fair	Email
Brenda Holcomb	Hendry County Fair	Email
Kandi Bellamy McPherson	Citrus County Fair	Email
Kevin Corrigan	Pasco County Fair	Email

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

Doris Graska, Chair	Citrus County Fair	Email
Todd Reed, Co-Chair	TR Designs & Event Marketing	Email
Elaine Maxwell, Advisor	FL Fed of Fairs	Email
Michelle Pretto	Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition	Email
Lisa Thomas	Greater Jacksonville Fair	Email
Jessica Fernandez	South Florida Fair	Email
Jacqueline Stough	Central Florida Fair	Email
Kayla Cawley	South Florida Fair	Email
Mary Ellen Jones	Lake County Fair	Email
Rita De Mier-Lincoln	South Florida Fair	Email
Jay Spicer, Executive Director	FL Fed of Fairs	Email

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

Terry Atchley, Chair	Hardee County Fair	Email
Cheryl Flood, Co-Chair	Florida State Fair Authority	Email
Bill Olson, Advisor	Jacksonville Fair	Email
Matt Wallsmith	South Florida Fair	Email
Jim Ward	Pasco County Fair	Email
Suzanne Holcomb	Hillsborough County Fair	Email
Bill Furst	Sarasota Agricultural Fair	Email
Artie McIntyre	Past President	Email
Malcolm Fabre	Putnam County Fair	Email
Samantha Fairlie	Putnam County Fair	Email
Eddie Cora	Miami-Dade Fair & Expo	Email
Daniel West	Past President, ED	Email

REGISTRATION COMMITTEE

Dawn Rowe, Chair	Osceola County Fair	Email
Fran Crone, Co-Chair	SW FL Lee Co Fair	Email
Randy Crone, Advisor	SWFL & Lee County Fair Association	Email
Felecia Frenkel Chivington	Ret. Pensacola	Email
Lisa Thomas	Greater Jacksonville Fair	Email
Stacy McClain	Sarasota County Fair	Email
Melody McIntyre.	Ret. Jacksonville Fair	Email
Lindsay Grant	Cowboy Circus & Cowgirl Circus	Email
Jeanne Keaton	Ret. St Lucie County Fair	Email
Steven Lombardo	Fritzy Brothers	Email
Tracy J. Thompson	Pasco County Fair Assoc.	Email

SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE

Jacqueline Stough, Chair	Central Florida Fair	Email
Bill Olson	Jacksonville Fair	Email
Debbie Parker	Citrus County Fair	Email
Crystal Yovaish	Lake County Fair	Email
Kayla Cawley	South Florida Fair	Email

SILENT (& LIVE) AUCTION COMMITTEE

Fran Crone, Chair	SW FL Lee Co Fair	Email
Lee Stokes, Co-Chair	Citrus County Fair	Email
Mary Hiers, Co-Chair	Citrus County Fair	Email
Sara Sparks	Hendry County Fair	Email
Lindsay Grant	Cowboy Circus & Cowgirl Circus	Email
Stacy McClain	Sarasota County Fair	Email
Steven Lombardo	Fritzy Brothers	Email

SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE

Cheryl Flood, Chair	Florida State Fair Authority	Email
Eddie Cora, Co-Chair	Miami-Dade Fair	Email
Fran Crone	SW FL Lee Co Fair	Email
Lisa Kelley	Hendry County Fair	Email
Matt Wallsmith	South Florida Fair	Email
Mike Chambers	Highlands County Chair	Email
Tasha Hyder	Clay County Fair	Email
Rita De Mier	South Florida Fair	Email
Jay Spicer, Executive Director	FL Fed of Fairs	Email

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

Bill Olson, Chair	Jacksonville Fair	Email
Matt Wallsmith, Co-Chair	South Florida Fair	Email
Jacqueline Stough	Central Florida Fair	Email
Cheryl Flood	Florida State Fair Authority	Email
Kayla Cawley	South Florida Fair	Email
Artie McIntire	Past President	Email
Rita De Mier	South Florida Fair	Email

SUMMER WORKSHOP COMMITTEE

Cheryl Flood, Chair	Florida State Fair Authority	Email
Beth Buckley, Co-Chair	Florida State Fair	Email
Michael Rogalsky	Florida State Fair	Email
Becky Brashear	South Florida Fair	Email
Malcolm Fabre	Putnam County Fair	Email
Mary Hiers	Citrus County Fair	Email
Rhonda Ward	Collier Fair	Email

TRAVELING EXHIBITS COMMITTEE

Danny Alfonso, Chair	Manatee County Fair	Email
Jim Ward, Advisor	Pasco County Fair	Email
David Musselman	Capitol Int’l Productions	Email
Kandi Bellamy McPherson	Citrus County Fair	Email
Lane Weatherington	Florida Strawberry Festival	Email

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR COMMITTEE

Pat Cookson, Chair	Collier Fair	Email
Fran Crone	SW FL Lee Co Fair	Email
Rhonda Ward, Co-Chair	Collier Fair	Email
Jacqueline Stough	Central Florida Fair	Email
Lisa Kelley	Hendry County Fair	Email

WELCOMING COMMITTEE

Rhonda Ward, Chair	Collier Fair	Email
Danny Alfonso, Co-Chair	Manatee County Fair	Email
Margaret Roddenberry, Advisor	Citrus County Fair	Email
Michelle Pretto	Miami-Dade Fair and Expo	Email
Debbie Parker	Citrus County Fair	Email
Clay Crosby	Florida State Fair	Email
Shelly Terrell	Northeast Florida Fair	Email
Pat Cookson	Collier Fair	Email
Steven Lombardo	Fritzy Brothers	Email
Florance Thompson	South Florida Fair	Email

ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR COMMITTEE

Kayla Cawley, Chair	South Florida Fair	Email
Bill Olson, Co-Chair	Jacksonville Ag Fair.	Email
Brad Matchett, Advisor	Matchett Experiences	Email
Cheryl Flood	Florida State Fair	Email
Kathy Ross	Ross Concessions	Email
Fran Crone	SW FL Lee Co Fair	Email
Dawn Rowe	Osceola County Fair	Email
Eddie Porcelli	Spaghetti Eddie’s	Email
Rhonda Ward	Collier Fair	Email

AWARDS PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Lynann Hudson, Chair	Florida State Fair.	Email
Jacqueline Stough, Co-Chair	Central Florida Fair	Email
Kayla Cawley	South Florida Fair	Email
Jeff Mills	Mills Productions & Co.	Email
Steven Lombardo	Fritzy Brothers	Email
Jasmine Mohammed	South Florida Fair	Email

DOOR PRIZES COMMITTEE

Fran Crone, Chair.	Southwest FL & Lee County Fair	Email
Lee Stokes, Co-Chair	Citrus County Fair	Email
Pat Cookson	Collier Fair	Email
Eddie Porcelli	Spaghetti Eddie’s	Email

HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE

Jim Ward, Chair	Pasco County Fair	Email
Felecia Frenkel Chivington, Co-Chair	Retired Pensacola	Email
Dawn Rowe	Osceola County fair	Email
Artie McIntyre	Past Recipient	Email
Gayle Hart	Ret. Jacksonville Fair	Email

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Jim Ward, Chair	Pasco County Fair	Email
Jacqueline Stough, Co-Chair	Central Florida Fair	Email
kathy ross	Ross Concessions/NICA	Email
Fran Crone	SW FL Lee Co Fair	Email
Beth Buckley	Florida State Fair	Email
Brad Matchett	Matchett Experiences	Email
Dan West	Past President, ED	Email

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Cheryl Flood, Chair	Florida State Fair Authority	Email
Rhonda Ward, Co-Chair	Collier Fair	Email
Bill Olson	Jacksonville Fair	Email
Andrew Vandepopulier	Haas & Wilkerson	Email
Dawn Rowe	Osceola county fair	Email
Tasha Hyder	Clay County Fair	Email
Randy Crone	SWFL & Lee County Fair Association	Email

SAFETY & PREVENTION COMMITTEE

Danny Alfonso, Chair	Manatee County Fair	Email
Michael Rogalsky, Co-Chair	Florida State Fair	Email
Randy Crone, Advisor	SW FL & Lee County Fair Assoc.	Email
Beth Buckley	Florida State Fair	Email
Jeff Mills	Mills Productions & Company	Email

SHOWCASE COMMITTEE

Bill Olson, Chair	Greater Jacksonville Ag Fair	Email
Michael Rogalsky, Co-Chair	Florida State Fair	Email
Kayla Cawley	South Florida Fair	Email
Tim Hall	Greater Jacksonville Ag Fair	Email
Melody McIntyre	Retired Jacksonville Fair	Email
Lee Andrews	Lew’s Comedy Circus	Email
David Musselman	Capitol Int’l Productions	Email
Brenda Holcomb	Hendry County Fair	Email
Steven Lombardo	Fritzy Brothers	Email

SPECIAL EVENTS & FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

Michael Rogalsky, Chair	Florida State Fair	Email
Danny Alfonso, Co-Chair	Manatee County Fair	Email
Lane Wetherington, Co-Chair	Florida Strawberry Festival	Email
Becky Brashear	South Florida Fair	Email
Beth Buckley	Florida State Fair	Email
Kayla Cawley	South Florida Fair	Email
Pat Cookson	Collier Fair	Email
Cheryl Flood	Florida State Fair Authority	Email
Doris Graska	Citrus County Fair	Email
Kristin Hagy	Deanna’s Steak Sundaes	Email
Suzanne Holcomb	Hillsborough County Fair	Email
Marcus Leturno	Citrus County Fair	Email
Bill Olson	Jacksonville Fair	Email
Sean Overholt	Deanna’s Steak Sundaes	Email
Eddie Porcelli	Associate member	Email
Michelle Pretto	Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition	Email
Todd Reed	TR Designs & Event Marketing	Email
Margaret Roddenberry	Citrus County Fair	Email
Jacqueline Stough	Central Florida Fair	Email
Tracy J. Thompson	Pasco County Fair Assoc.	Email
Krista Timmermans	Bleacher rentals	Email
Rhonda Ward	Collier Fair	Email
Florance Thompson	South Florida Fair	Email

TRADE SHOW COMMITTEE

Suzanne Holcombe, Chair	Hillsborough County Fair	Email
Michael Rogalsky, Co-Chair	Florida State Fair	Email
Fran Crone, Advisor	SW FL Lee Co Fair	Email
Randy Crone	SW FL & Lee County Fair Assoc.	Email
Cheryl Flood	Florida State Fair Authority	Email
Michelle Pretto	Miami-Dade County Fair & Expo	Email
Beth Buckley	Florida State Fair	Email
Bill Furst	Sarasota Ag Fair	Email
David Musselman	Capitol International Productions	Email
Jeff Mills	Mills Productions & Company	Email
Krista Timmermans	Bleacher Rentals	Email
Lee Andrews	Lew’s Comedy Circus	Email
Steven Lombardo	Fritzy Brothers	Email

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE

Kayla Cawley, Chair	South Florida Fair	Email
Beth Buckley, Co-Chair	Florida State Fair	Email
Jacqueline Stough	Central Florida Fair	Email
Michelle Pretto	Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition	Email
dakota romine	Fairs.com	Email
Mary Ellen Jones	Lake County Fair	Email
Todd Reed	TR Designs & Event Marketing	Email
Michael Rogalsky	Florida State Fair	Email
Crystal Yovaish	Lake County Fair	Email
Lee Andrews	Associate member	Email
Peyton Moritz	Florida State Fair	Email
Clay Crosby	Florida state fair	Email
Megan Overholt	DeAnna's Steak Sundaes	Email
Kristin Hagy	Deanna’s Steak Sundaes	Email
Jessica Fernandez	South Florida Fair	Email
Kady Duff	Florida State Fair	Email

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