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.