2026 Fair Board Directors
Elected Officials
President
Tom Mazzaro
Vice President
Jake Rice
Treasurer/Secretary
Denise Kelly, Treasurer
Harlee Hamilton, Secretary
Director & Terms
Expires 2026
Thomas "Chip" Ashcraft
Tyler Brown
Adam Graves
Michael Semai
Sue Stockwell
Expires 2027
Evan Flack
John Kish
Tom Mazzaro
Deb Platt
Expires 2028
Roger Butler
Brian Edelman
Brad Fetters
Jake Rice
Michael Richter
John Semai
Sue Stockwell
SPEED SUPERINTENDENT
Department Superintendents - 2026
DAIRY CATTLE
Brad Fetters
Adam Graves
Tom Mazzaro
BEEF CATTLE
Evan Flack
Brad Fetters
Brian Edelman
DRAFT HORSES
Jake Rice
Chip Ashcraft
GOATS
John Semai
Mike Semai
TRACTOR/TRUCK PULL
Adam Graves
Tyler Brown
Evan Flack
HAY & SILAGE, GRAIN & SEEDS
Roger Butler
Evan Flack
AGRICULTURE
Michael Richter
HORTICULTURE
Michael Richter
FLORICULTURE
Sue Stockwell
CULINARY
Roger Butler
CANNED GOODS
Roger Butler
NEEDLECRAFT
John Semai
John Kish
Michael Richter
CRAFTS
Tyler Brown
ARTS
Chip Ashcraft
John Kish
GRANGES
Deb Platt
Sue Stockwell
HONEY, MAPLE SYRUP & WINE
Deb Platt
PHOTOGRAPHY
John Kish
Chip Ashcraft
EDUCATION
Jr. Fairboard
PALLET WALL ART, BUCKET OF JUNK, GARDEN IN WHEELBARROW
Roger Butler
SPEED SUPERINTENDENT
Sue Stockwell
SUPERINTENDENT OF GROUNDS
Brad Fetters
Evan Flack
CONCESSION MANAGER
Brian Edelman
Chip Ashcraft
LIVESTOCK RECORDS KEEPER
Tom Mazzaro
Jake Rice
Sue Stockwell
SPEED SUPERINTENDENT
Committees - 2026
ADVERTISING
Deb Platt
Mike Semai
Sue Stockwell
AUDIT
Sue Stockwell
Tyler Brown
Evan Flack
CAMPING
Jake Rice, Chip Ashcraft (WEST)
Adam Graves, Tyler Brown (EAST)
CATALOG
Deb Platt
Sue Stockwell
Mike Semai
CONTESTS
Michael Richter
John Kish
ENTERTAINMENT
Brian Edelman
Deb Platt
ENTERTAINMENT SET UP
Adam Graves
Tyler Brown
John Semai
EXECUTIVE
Chip Ashcraft
Mike Semai
Roger Butler
FINANCE
Deb Platt
Brad Fetters
Jake Rice
GROUNDS BEAUTIFICATION
Fairboard Auxiliary
JR FAIRBOARD ADVISORY
Brian Edelman
Brad Fetters
MARKET ANIMAL ADVISORY
Tom Mazzaro
Brian Edelman
Evan Flack
MILKING PARLOR
Adam Graves
Tyler Brown
PARKING
Jake Rice, Chip Ashcraft (WEST)
Tom Mazzaro, Adam Graves (EAST)
John Semai, Sue Stockwell, Tyler Brown (Infield)
SPONSORS
Deb Platt
Roger Butler
Brad Fetters
Rules for Candidates & Elections
CANDIDATES: All potential candidates for Director MUST attend a minimum of two complete regular monthly meetings in the previous 12 months to be eligible to pull a petition. Qualified candidates MUST be a member of the Society to request a petition from the Secretary. The candidate must complete the petition by stating the specific board position for which he/she is seeking to be elected. The petition must be signed by 10 valid members of the Society and returned to the Secretary seven days before the annual election.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The Board of Directors of the Ashtabula County Agricultural Society shall consist of 18 members who shall be elected at large for a term of three years. Terms of one-third of the Directors shall expire annually. Not more than two Directors shall be from any one Township at any one time, except the Township in which the fair is held (Jefferson) that being not more than three.
ELECTION: The Annual Election of Directors shall be by ballot and will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from noon to 4:00 p.m. at the Concession Building on the fairgrounds. Only members of the Society who purchased a valid 2026 membership ticket by 8:00 p.m. Sunday, August 16, shall be entitled to vote.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
September 19, 2026 • 10:30 A.M.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
NOON - 4:00 P.M.
Concession Building at Fairgrounds