2025 Officers and Directors

2025 MAFE Executive Committee

President – Vickie Micheau
Vice President – John Currie
Secretary – Valerie Newton
Treasurer – Karen Klug

MAFE Board Members

Zone 1 – Karen Klug, Berrien County Youth Fair (January 2025 – January 2028)

  • PO Box 7, Berrien Springs, MI
  • cell: 269.208.6342
  • email: manager@bcyf.org

Zone 2 – LC Scramlin, CFE Oakland County Fair (January 2023 – January 2026)

  • 12451 Andersonville Road, Davisburg, MI 48350
  • work: 248.634.8830 cell: 248-894-5558 fax: 248.415.6262
  • email: info@oakfair.org

Zone 3 – John Currie, Mecosta County Fair (January 2025 – January 2028)

  • cell: 231.629.7273
  • email: curriejohn3636@yahoo.com

Zone 4 – Valerie Newton, Saginaw County Fair (January 2024 – January 2027)

  • cell: 989.213.1213
  • email: vnewton0115@gmail.com

Zone 5 – Carolyne Woodhams, Northwestern Michigan Fair (January 2024 – January 2027)

  • cell: 231.342.1575
  • email: woodhamsc50@gmail.com

Zone 6 – Vickie Micheau, Upper Peninsula State Fair (January 2025 – January 2026)

  • 1001 North Lincoln Road, Escanaba, MI 49829
  • cell: 906.399.0674
  • email: vmicheau@up.net

Director at Large – Matt Kempf, Newaygo County Agricultural Fair (January 2023 – January 2026)

  • cell: 616.318.8934
  • email: matt@newaygocountyfair.org

Director at Large – Ian Kempf, Eastern Michigan State Fair (January 2024 – January 2027)

  • PO Box 55, Imlay City, MI 48444
  • cell: 810.417.0395
  • email: info@emsf.org

Director at Large – Agnes Shaw, Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair (January 2025 – January 2028)

  • P.O. Box 496, Petoskey, MI 49770
  • cell: 231.758.2288
  • ashaw@emmetcounty.org

Festival Representative – Mckenzie Bowman, Michigan State Fair LLC (January 2025 – January 2027)

  • 46100 Grand River Avenue, Novi, MI 48374
  • cell: 248.760.4256
  • email: mckenzie@suburbanshowplace.com

Associate Representative – Doug Burtch , TJ Schmidt Carnival (January 2024 – January 2026)

  • cell: 989.213.5835
  • email: dburtch@tjschmidtcarnival.com

Interim Executive Director – Lisa Reiff

  • cell: 517.317.4544
  • email: mifairs@gmail.com

Legislative Consultant – Mandy Tomich, Dodak & Associates

  • 230 N Washington Square-Suite 100, Lansing, MI 48933
  • cell: 517.281.3177
  • email: mandy@dodakassociates.com

MAFE By-laws Revised January 2021

Membership consists of 3 categories:

1. Regular Members – Any corporation or organization or fair, agency or other person actually and directly engaged in promoting and conducting fairs, agricultural exhibitions or shows, and described in “Act 80” of the Public Acts of 1855, as amended, “Act 11” of the Public Acts of 1929, or comparable legislation. Each regular member shall be assigned to one of the following six zones, such assignment to be made based on the location of the principal activities of such regular member:

Zone One – Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton, Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren counties.

Zone Two – Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.

Zone Three – Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola and Ottawa counties.

Zone Four – Arenac, Bay, Clare, Clinton, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee and Tuscola counties.

Zone Five – Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Iosco, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon and Wexford counties.

Zone Six – All Upper Peninsula counties – Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft counties.

2. Associate Members – Any corporation or organization or firm, agency or other person directly engaged in performing a service for a regular or Festival member.

3. Festival Members – Any corporation or organization or municipality directly engaged in promoting and conducting a Festival.