Leadership and Staff

The Van Wert County Agricultural Society is comprised of Directors representing the following townships: Jennings, Liberty, Jackson, York, Pleasant, Washington, Hoaglin, Tully, Harrison, Willshire, Ridge, Union; and the following regions: Northern, Southern, Central, Van Wert At-Large, City of Van Wert, and County Villages. The Society also employs four full-time employees and several part-time administrative and seasonal staff.

Election of Directors:

Section 17. A committee of three (3), appointed by the President, shall prepare the ballot with names of candidates for directors. Said committee shall be composed of directors, representative residents of any township, village, or city, for which a director is to be elected, possessor of a membership certificate, have a name placed on the ticket by presenting same to the Secretary by 6:00pm, two days before the fair begins. Only regularly nominated candidates, who have met the filing requirements, will be eligible for election as a director. A director seeking re-election, a member seeking election as a director, or a person assisting a candidate for election/re-election may not use the society funds, facilities, or employees to:

A) Promote the candidacy of any person who seeks election/reelection to the Board of Directors of the Society, or

B) Solicit during the election process on the behalf of any candidate for election/re-election, or

C) Influence the votes of members upon any amendment to the Constitution or Bylaws of the Society.

2024 Auxiliary Directors

Abbey Bradford	Melissa Bradford	Terry Childs	Erin Holden
Dave Jones	Leah Lichtensteiger	Aaron Knittle	Spencer Linn
Chris Lobsiger	Taylor McCoy	Larry Royer	Ronnie Schumm
Mark Sheets

Ex-Officio Members

Curtis Young: OSU Extension Educator; Ag & Natural Resources

2024 Departments

Treasurer
Ponies & Saddle Horse	Jen Balliet (Chair)	Ryan Adam
Speed/Race	Roger Wilkin (Chair)	Jen Balliet
Dairy Cattle	Kathy McCollow (Chair)	Shawn Thatcher	Becki Price
Beef Cattle	Mike Wortman (Chair)	Mark Evans
Boer Goat	Ryan Adam (Chair)
Sheep	Steph Boroff (Chair)	Kim Mason
Rabbits	Rob Bradford (Chair)
Jr. Fair & Jr. Fair Advisory	Steph Boroff	Becki Price
Farm Products	Becki Price (Chair)	Kathy McCollow
Fine Arts	Susie Sanderson (Chair)	Steph Boroff
Grandstand Manager	Rob Bradford (Chair)	Shawn Thatcher	Dave Jones
Security	Mark Evans (Chair)	Dalton Sidle
Gates	Dalton Sidle (Chair)	Brendan Karl	John Giessler
Machinery & Antique Machinery	Shawn Thatcher (Chair)	Dalton Sidle
Space & Concessions	Office
Public Relations, Adv., & Sponsorship	Office
Horseshoe Pitching	Aaron Knittle (Chair)
Sound	Kim Mason (Chair)	Steph Boroff
Music Pavillion	Kim Mason (Chair)
School Exhibit	Office
Commercial Building	Office	Susie Sanderson
Ryan Trentman Memorial	Brian Etzler (Chair)
Safety	Dalton Sidle (Chair)	Kory Kline	Brendan Karl
Sanitation & Waste Removal	Clint Myers (Chair)
Grandstand Pits	Kory Kline (Chair)