July 2013 Federation Newsletter

FEDERATION 2013-14 COMMITTEES

Agriculture Bettye Thompson—Chair .................South Florida Fair Vina Jean Banks................................Florida State Fair Justin Cantrell..................................Martin County Fair Wanda Jones.............................Columbia County Fair Hal Porter.........................................Citrus County Fair Stacey Redditt ...............................Central Florida Fair Rhonda Ward .................................Collier County Fair Jeannie Yonge.................Greater Jacksonville Ag Fair Associate of the Year Albert Montes—Chair ............Miami-Dade County Fair Dawn Rowe .................................Osceola County Fair David Viers ....................................Volusia County Fair Audit & Budget Martha Leverock, Advisor.....Greater Jacksonville Fair Felicia Chivinton—Chair.......Pensacola Interstate Fair Executive Board .....................................................FFF By-Laws Lance Fuchs—Advisor ................Foster & Fuchs, P.A. Happy Norris—Chair .........................Lake County Fair Vicki Chouris.....................................South Florida Fair Artie McIntyre Pete Sutton........................................ Clay County Fair Dan West ....................................Manatee County Fair Convention Rick Vymlatil—Chair.........................South Florida Fair Felecia Chivington................Pensacola Interstate Fair Paul Davis.................................FL Strawberry Festival Tom Umiker .......................... Hillsborough County Fair Jim Ward..........................................Pasco County Fair Dan West ....................................Manatee County Fair Convention Sub-Committees ** **Auction Lisa Dudding—Chair ........................South Florida Fair Theresa Agricola ..............................South Florida Fair Hal Porter.........................................Citrus County Fair Lee Stokes.......................................Citrus County Fair **Door Prizes Rita Demier-Advisor .........................South Florida Fair Jeannie Yonge-Chair............Greater Jacksonville Fair Lori Stinson.......................................South Florida Fair Irma Stokes .....................................Citrus County Fair Mary Williams ..................................Citrus County Fair **Golf Tournament Artie McIntyre—Advisor................................................. Bill Olson—Co-Chair ............Greater Jacksonville Fair Rhonda Ward—Co-Chair ...............Collier County Fair Pat Cookson...................................Collier County Fair Blaine Daugs ..................................Collier County Fair Rita Demier.......................................South Florida Fair Brian Keller .......................................South Florida Fair Tim Pachis........................................South Florida Fair **Hospitality Lee Bakst—Chair .....................FL Strawberry Festival Darla Combs..................................Volusia County Fair Fran Crone....................SW Florida & Lee County Fair Ellany Johnson .........................FL Strawberry Festival Don Jolly.........................................Collier County Fair Casie Presley .................................Collier County Fair Paulette Viers ................................Volusia County Fair **President’s Party Theresa Agricola—Chair ..................South Florida Fair Vicki Chouris.....................................South Florida Fair Rita Demier.......................................South Florida Fair Lisa Dudding.....................................South Florida Fair Martha Leverock...................Greater Jacksonville Fair Bill Olson...............................Greater Jacksonville Fair Lorie Stinson.....................................South Florida Fair Bettye Thompson .............................South Florida Fair Jeannie Younge....................Greater Jacksonville Fair Showcases Tom Umiker—Advisor ...Greater Hillsborough Cty Fair Felecia Chivington—Chair....Pensacola Interstate Fair Theresa Agricola ..............................South Florida Fair

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Clark Converse................................Pasco County Fair Paul Davis ......................... Florida Strawberry Festival Lisa Dudding.....................................South Florida Fair Bill Olson ..............................Greater Jacksonville Fair Dawn Rowe................................. Osceola County Fair Jim Ward .........................................Pasco County Fair **Trade Show Jim Ward—Chair .............................Pasco County Fair Wanda Jones............................. Columbia County Fair Justine O’Brien......................................O’Brien Foods Hal Porter ........................................Citrus County Fair Mark Sparks ......................................... Triangle Talent **Welcoming Paul Davis—Chair ............. Florida Strawberry Festival Terry Atchley .................................Hardee County Fair Darla Combs..................................Volusia County Fair Fran Crone ...................SW Florida & Lee County Fair Ellany Johnson.................. Florida Strawberry Festival Nell Mayberry ..................................Citrus County Fair Diana Nelson.........................Miami-Dade County Fair Carol Reeves...................................Pasco County Fair Irma Stokes .....................................Citrus County Fair Lee Stokes.......................................Citrus County Fair Paulette Viers................................Volusia County Fair FYI—Florida Youth Involved Albert Montes—Co-Chair ......Miami-Dade County Fair Leah Norris—Co-Chair......................Lake County Fair Justin Cantrell..................................Martin County Fair Bill Olson .........................Greater Jacksonville Ag Fair Cindy Rieskamp ...............................South Florida Fair KeeLee Tomlinson ............ Florida Strawberry Festival Hall of Fame Alta Mosley—Chair Vicki Chouris.....................................South Florida Fair Martha Leverock..............Greater Jacksonville Ag Fair Happy Norrris ....................................Lake County Fair David Viers ....................................Volusia County Fair Historical Carol Reeves—Chair ......................Pasco County Fair Don Blake..........................................Lake County Fair Doris Graska....................................Citrus County Fair Diane Spann.........................Okeechobee County Fair Legislative Rick Vymlatil—Chair.........................South Florida Fair Lance Fuchs.................................Foster & Fuchs P.A. Doris Graska....................................Citrus County Fair Artie McIntyre Happy Norris......................................Lake County Fair Leah Norris........................................Lake County Fair Dan West.....................................Manatee County Fair Bob Johnson—OABA (Honorary) Alta Mosley—NICA (Honorary) Membership Jeanne Keaton—Advisor………….St. Lucie County Fair Wanda Jones—Chair ................ Columbia County Fair Fran Crone ...................SW Florida & Lee County Fair Albert Montes ........................Miami-Dade County Fair Justine O’Brien......................................O’Brien Foods John Owens...................................Volusia County Fair Newsletter & Media Doris Graska-Chair..........................Citrus County Fair Rita Demier.......................................South Florida Fair Scott Merselis....................................Florida State Fair Leah Norris........................................Lake County Fair John Owens...................................Volusia County Fair Margaret Roddenberry ....................Citrus County Fair Nominating Dan West—Chair ........................Manatee County Fair Vicki Chouris.....................................South Florida Fair Clark Converse................................Pasco County Fair Doris Graska....................................Citrus County Fair Jeanne Keaton ............................St. Lucie County Fair Martha Leverock..............Greater Jacksonville Ag Fair

Personnel Chuck Pesano-Chair .........................Florida State Fair Executive Board.....................................................FFF Resolutions Lance Fuchs-Advisor ....................Foster & Fuchs, PA Dawn Rowe—Chair......................Osceola County Fair Scholarship—IAFE Martha Leverock—AdvisorGreater Jacksonville Ag Fair Bill Olson—Chair.................. Greater Jacksonville Fair Vina Jean Banks ...............................Florida State Fair Site Selection Lisa Hinton—Advisor..........Florida Federation of Fairs Doris Graska—Chair ....................... Citrus County Fair Executive Board.....................................................FFF Sponsorship Chuck Pesano—Chair.......................Florida State Fair Theresa Agricola..............................South Florida Fair Albert Montes ........................Miami-Dade County Fair John Owens ..................................Volusia County Fair Sabrina Permuth ...............................Florida State Fair Summer Workshop Tom Umiker—Chair.Greater Hillsborough County Fair Martha Leverock................... Greater Jacksonville Fair Bill Olson .............................. Greater Jacksonville Fair Carol Reeves...................................Pasco County Fair Jeannie Yonge...................... Greater Jacksonville Fair Traveling Exhibits Jeanne Keaton—Chair................St. Lucie County Fair Wanda Jones .............................Columbia County Fair Tom Umiker.............Greater Hillsborough County Fair

Note: The Committee Advisor is a voting member of the committee.

A SPECIAL THANKS

TO ALL OUR COMMITTEES! FEDERATION COMMITTEES

ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS

ORGANIZATION AND ARE TRULY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THIS ORGANIZATION A SUCCESS!

NOTE TO ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

In an effort to cut travel expenses for our member Fairs, all Committees are strongly encouraged to communicate and meet through email and confer- ence calls.

The President and the Executive Direc- tor shall be considered members of all committees and should be copied on all committee correspondence.

President: Gayle Hart gayle@jacksonvillefair.com Executive Director: Lisa Hinton lisahinton@floridafairs.org

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