2023-24 Membership Directory
All of the information for the NCAOAF members, and board available for download.
Constitution & By-Laws
The Constitution and By-Laws of the North Carolina Association of Agricultural Fairs is available for download.
Board of Directors
As prescribed by the Constitution and By-laws of the North Carolina Association of Agricultural Fairs, the Board of Directors is elected by the member fairs at the Association's annual convention. For the purpose of electing officers, the state is divided into and East and a West district. The division of the state follows a geographical division along the route of US 220, north to south through the state.
Each year a new president is elected to serve a one year term. Two vice presidents, one from the east and one from the west are also chosen for a one year term, with one of the vice presidents being chosen as vice president / president elect. If the president is not able to fulfill his term of office for any reason, the vice president / president elect steps in to finish the term.
Two directors, one from the east and one from the west, are chosen to serve three year terms. The past resident of the previous year also remains on the board of directors. These Ex-Officio members do not have voting power, but advise the board as he thoughts of the groups the represent on the board. Each year, the Past President of the association selects one of their members as does the Associate members, to be an Ex-Officio member.
The Executive Committee is made of of the President, Past President, Two Vice Presidents, and one other Board member, selected by the Board to sit on the Executive Committee.
Officers
- Gary Price
President
Hickory American Legion Fair
P. O. Box 1844
Hickory, NC 28603
Fair: 828-645-5433
hickoryfair@bellsouth.net - Don Deal
Vice-President
Drexel Community Fair
P. O. Box 98
Drexel, NC 28619
Fair: 828-608-2000
Fax: 828-443-7273
ddeal43@gmail.com
Directors
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Cheryle Hartley
Director
Mailing Address
Carolina Classic Fair
P.O. Box 68
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
Physical Address
421 W 27th Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Office: 336-727-2236
- Becky Wilder
Director
Chowan County Regional Fair
204 Shannonhouse Road Street
Edenton, NC 27932
Mobile: 252-340-3291
Fax: 252-482-0887
Becky@EdentonHomes.com - Sarah Ray
Director
North Carolina State Fair
1010 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1010
Office: 919-839-4527
Cell: 919-606-6781
sarah.ray@ncagr.gov - Vinnon Williams
Director
Davidson County Ag Fair
400 Greensboro Street Ext.
Lexinton, NC 27295
Office: 336-243-2528
Cell: 336-596-0504
21Vinnon@gmail.com - Eddie Pitzer
Past President Representative
Manager-Wayne Regional Fair
P.O. Box 1100
Goldsboro, NC 27533
Office: 919-735-7277
Mobile: 919922-7642
epitzer@waynefair.com -
Ronnie Turner
Associate/Carnival Representative
P.O. Box 1
Sandford, NC 27331
Mobile: 919-770-7390
Fax: 919-775-3727
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Bobby Jenks
Associate Members Representative
Cleveland County Agricultural Fair
1751 East Marion St.
Shelby, NC 28152
Fair: 704-487-0651
Mobile: 704-472-8162
Fax: 704-487-9192
jenksbobby27@gmail.com - Allen Faircloth
Past President
Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair
P.O. Box 2566
Lumberton, NC 28359
Fair: 910-738-2126
Mobile: 910-734-2733
allensautomart@aol.com
Ex-Officio Members
- Tommy Petty
Deputy Bureau Chief
Elevator & Amusement Device Bureau
NC Department of Labor
1101 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone: 919-707-7927
Mobile: 919-868-1117
Fax: 919-707-7961
tommy.petty@labor.nc.gov - Kevin Hardison
County Fair Coordinator
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
1020 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Office: 919-707-3123
Mobile: 919-218-2156
Fax: 919-715-0155
kevin.hardison@ncagr.gov - Jim Head
Parliamentarian
Iredell County Fair
PO Box 1434
Statesville, NC 28687
Phone: 704-508-2126
Mobile: 704-880-6948
Jhead1946@yahoo.com - Cathy Price Horton
Convention & Event Coordinator
PO Box 58220
Raleigh, NC 27658
Phone: 919-782-3058
Mobile: 919-413-9544
Fax: 919-882-8533
cathy@seasag.com - Cathy Price Horton
Executive Director
PO Box 58220
Raleigh, NC 27658
Phone: 919-782-3058
Mobile: 919-413-9544
Fax: 919-882-8533
cathy@seasag.com - Shea Ann DeJarnette
Recording Secretary
PO Box 2280
Lumberton, NC 28359
Phone: 910-671-3276
DeJSA@aol.com
Committees
The President and NCAOAF Executive are Ex-Officio members of all committees.
Agriculture
Kevin Hardison, NCDA&CS, Chair (919-707-3123)
Don Deal, Drexel Community Fair (828-443-7273)
Agricultural Fairs Best in Show
David Barkley, Chair, Cape Fear Fair & Expo (910-612-1385)
Allen Caldwell, Hickory American Legion Fair (828-758-2215)
Susan Condolin, Lee Regional Fair (919-499-3594)
Jim Head, Iredell County Agricultural Fair (704-528-6176)
Kevin Hardion, NCDA & CS (919-707-3123)
Cary Hester, Carolina Classic Fair (336-727-2236)
Debbie Carter, Cape Fear Fair & Expo (910-508-0252)
Becky Wilder, Chowan County Regional Fair (252-340-3291)
Associate Member Committee
Ronnie Turner, (Carnival) Great America Skylifts, LLS (919-770-7390)
Bobby Jenks, (Members), Cleveland County Agricultural Fair (704-472-8162)
Awards Committee
Becky Wilder, Chair, Chowan County Regional Fair (252-340-3291)
Waylon Adams, Lenoir County Fair (252-643-2082)
Liz Perrone, Cape Fear Fair & Expo (910-512-2193)
Debbie Carter, Cape Fear Fair & Expo (910-508-0252)
Sue Price, Drexel Community Fair, (828-430-1266)
Media Awards Committee
Rachel Lough, Carolina Classic Fair (336-774-8872)
Cheryle Hartley, Media Chair, Dixie Classic Fair (336-727-2236)
Constitution and Bylaws
Jim Head, Chair, Iredell County Fair (704-880-6948)
Ronnie Turner, American Sky Lifts, LLC (919-770-7390)
Vinnon Williams, Davidson County Agricultural Fair (336-596-0504)
Subcommittees:
Auction
Ginger Meyers, Chowan County Regional Fair (443-527-4550)
Darlene Turner, American Sky Lifts, LLC (919-353-0087)
Lori Bradberry, Cape Fear Fair & Expo (910-228-4671)
Brenda Toppin, Chowan County Regional Fair (252-333-8724)
Phyllis Ross, Pitt County American Legiona Agricultural Fair (252-413-9187)
Ronnie Turner, Lee Regional Fair (919-770-7390)
Convention and Workshop:
Debbie Carter, Chair, Cape Fear Fair and Expo 910-508-0252
Ronnie Turner, American Sky Lifts LLC (919-770-7390)
Liz Perrone, Cape Fear Fair & Expo (910-512-2193)
Brad Matchett, B-S Productions (804-347-7108)
Shea Ann DeJarnette, Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair (910-736-9788)
Alex Bradberry, Cape Fear Fair & Expo (910-200-9668)
Kevin Hardison, NCDA&CS (919-707-3123)
Cathy Horton, NC Association of Agricultural Fairs (919-413-9544)
Sergeant of Arms:
Zane Stillwell, Chair, Hickory American Legion Fair (828-291-4850)
Allan Caldwell, Hickory American Legion Fair (828-758-2215)
Lowell Summery, Drexel Community Fair (828-448-0111)
Billy Ray Thomas, Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair (919-738-7713)
Executive Committee
Gary Price, President, Hickory American Legion Fair (828-234-1860)
Don Deal, Drexel Community Fair, Inc. (828-443-7273)
Allen Faircloth, Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair (910-734-2733)
Becky Wilder, Chowan County Fair (252-340-3291)
Cheryle Hartley, Carolina Classic Fair (336-727-2236)
Legislative
Ronnie Turner, Chair, American Sky Lifts, LLC (919-770-7390)
Bess Brinkley, McBride Concessions (336-394-3157)
Allen Faircloth, Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair (910-734-2733)
Gary Price, Hickory American Legion Fair (828-234-1860)
Bobby Jenks, Cleveland County Fair (704-472-8162)
Lloyd Moody, NCAOAF President, Lenoir County Fair (888-522-2966)
Eddie Pitzer, Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair (919-922-7642)
Zane Stilwell, Hickory American Legion Fair (828-291-4850)
Vinnon Williams, Davidson County Agricultural Fair (336-596-0504)
Membership & Grievance
Allen Caldwell, Chair, Hickory American Legion Fair (828-758-2215)
Eddie Pitzer, Wayner Regional Agricultural Fair (919-922-7642)
Ronnie Turner, Lee Regional Fair (919-770-7390)
Nominations
Johnny Love, Rowan County Agricultural & Industrial Fair Assoc. Inc. (704-798-8934)
Vinnon Williams, Davidson County Agricultural Fair (336-596-0504)
Ronnie Turner, Lee Regional Fair (919-770-7390)
Program
Cathy Price Horton, NCAOAF (919-413-9544)
Kevin Hardison, NCDA & CS (919-707-3123)
Ronnie Turner, Lee Regional Fair (919-770-7390)
Lloyd Moody, Lenoir County Agricultural Fair (888-522-2966)
Lowell Summey, Drexel Community Fair (828-448-0111)
Scholarship Committee
Allen Caldwell, Chair, Hickory American Legion Fair (828-758-2215)
Susan Condolin, Lee Regional Agricultural Fair (919-499-3594)
Debbie Carter, Cape Fear Fair & Expo (910-508-1252)
Lowell Summey, Drexel Community Fair (828-448-0111)
Cathy Price Horton, NCAOAF (919-413-9544)
Sponsorship
Bobby Jenks, Cleveland County Agricultural Fair (704-472-8162)
Ronnie Turner, Lee Regional Fair (919-770-7390)
Appointed Offices
Bobby McLamb, Artists & Attractions- Chaplain
Jim Head-Iredell County Fair, Parlamentarian
Shea Ann DeJarnette, Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair, Recording Secretary & Communications/IT
Past Presidents
1939-41 Dr. A.H. Fleming* Lewisburg
1942 John Robinson*
1943-45 Hobart Brantley*
1946-47 W.M. Oliver* Reidsville
1948-52 Dr. J.S. Dorton* Shelby
1953 Curtis A. Leonard* Lexington
1954 W.M. Oliver* Reidsville
1955-56 Norman Chambliss, Sr.* Rocky Mount
1957-58 Corbin Green* Hickory
1959-60 Neil Bolton* Winston Salem
1961 David S. Clay* Salisbury
1962 Howard Holly* Burgaw
1963 Clyde Smyre* Statesville
1964 Clyde Propst* Concord
1965-66 James R. McNeil* Mount Airy
1967 Wade Hendricks* Statesville
1968 Edna Kipp* Raleigh
1969-70 James W. Holmes* Durham
1971 Tom Caddell* Carthage
1972 Worth Carpenter* Monroe
1973 A.K. Pitzer* Raleigh
1974 Archie Sink* Lexington
1975 Zack Long* Durham
1976 Max Fesperman* Albemarle
1977 W.A. (Bill) Perry* Edenton
1978 W.N. (Bill) Austin, Jr. * Winston Salem
1979 Gene Foster* Wilkesboro
1980 Bob Barlow Cary
1981 J.B. Thompson* Warrenton
1982 Joe A. Goforth * Shelby
1983 Herbert Whitfield* Durham
1984 Max Robinson* Jacksonville
1985 Jim Andrews* Lenoir
1986 Hoyt Moore* Yanceyville
1987 Milton Barnes* Wilson
1988 William C. Bowers* Norwood
1989 Hubert Bullard, Jr. Lumberton
1990 E.C. Toppin Edenton
1991 Eric Ennis Salisbury
1992 Buddy Jones Lumberton
1993 Milton Ingram Goldsboro
1994 Jack Jones* Mount Airy
1995 Jimmy Ferguson* Whiteville
1996 Harold McEachern* Concord
1997 Louis May* Greenville
1998 Jerry Smith Albemarle
1999 Eddie Pitzer Goldsboro
2000 Harold Mesimer Salisbury
2001 Loumis Hinnant* Wilson
2002 Paul "Jaybird" McCrary* Lexington
2003 Dixon Britt Lumberton
2004 Mary Ann Cooper Concord
2005 John Chilcoat* Edenton
2006 William Edmondson* Shelby
2007 Skip Watkins Wilmington
2008 Jim Head Statesville
2009 Ray Frost Raleigh
2010 Steve Mains* Hickory
2011 Dave Allgood Wilson
2012 Ken Ross Greenville
2013 Don Deal Drexel
2014 Vinnon Williams Lexington
2015 Ronnie Turner Sanford
2016 Johnny Love Salisbury
2017-18 Lloyd Moody Kinston
2019-20 Matt Buchanan Fletcher
2021-2022 Allen Faircloth Lumberton
*Deceased
Honoary Life Members
Max Fesperman*, Stanly County Fair, Albemarle, NC
Joe Goforth*, Cleveland County Fair, Shelby NC
James A. Graham*, NC Commissinor of Agriculture, Raleigh, NC
Joan Long, NCAOAF Executive Secretary, Raleigh, NC (Retired)
Bill Perry*, Chowan County Fair, Edenton, NC
Art Pitzer*, NC State Fair, Raleigh, NC
William (Bill) C. Bowers*, Stanley American Legion Post #76 Agricuktural Fair, Albemarle, NC
Milton Ingram, Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair, Goldsboro, NC
E.C. Toppin, ChowanCounty Regional Agricultural Fair, Edenton, NC
Mary AnnCooper, Cabarrus County Fair, Concord, NC
Wesley Wyatt, NC State Fair, Raleigh, NC
Ronnie Turner, Lee Regional Fair, Sandford, NC
*Deceased
