IAFE Responsibilities
IAFE Responsibilities
- Provide tools and materials to assist in sharing the IAFE story
- Promote and highlight Ambassadors through social media channels, publications, and at IAFE events
- Provide IAFE insight within the monthly conference calls
- Featured in F&E magazine
- Provide training to all ambassadors
- Provide the Ambassador with a complimentary badge to wear during IAFE activities
Ambassador Duties
Duties of an Ambassador
- Social Media engagement
- IAFE to provide Ambassadors with social media graphics and hashtags to use to share that they are an IAFE Ambassador
- Engage in the IAFE social media accounts: share, like, and comment on posts
- Potential to take over the IAFE account(s) if a plan is provided and approved — must be a benefit or activity of IAFE membership, NOT a promotion for personal organization(s)
- IAFE member benefits session and/or booth at state/provincial meeting
- Make plans with your S&P Executive to engage with the attendees. Examples may include setting up and managing an exhibit for IAFE membership, conducting an IAFE Member Benefits workshop
- Communicate and engage with your respective zone director to identify avenues to promote IAFE benefits at your zone meeting
- Consider two audiences: (1) nonmembers: why should they join? (2) members who are unsure of how to take advantage of member benefits
- Assist the respective Zone Director with presenting IAFE member benefits at Zone meetings
- Submit publications to the IAFE editorial team: F&E Article, blog, etc
- Connect with both members and non-members to encourage use of IAFE benefits (cyberseminar schedule, Institute of Fair Management, etc.)
- Share your IAFE story with others through activities at industry events, including fairs
- Join fellow ambassadors for IAFE activity updates on monthly conference calls — discuss your efforts to connect with IAFE membership throughout the past month. This is a great time to share ideas
- Engage in visiting member and/or non-member fairs
- Remain in ACTIVE status: Attend more than half of all conference calls (half, plus one). For example, if there is a conference call once a month (12), you must participate in at least 7 of them to remain in active status
Ambassador Benefits
Benefits of Serving as an Ambassador*
- Get in front of your peers and network
- Allow IAFE to brag to others about your dedication to the industry
- Receive points for your CFE/CVFM application
- Ambassador Fair Experience — you will be encouraged to go on annual fair visits each year that you serve the association as an ambassador. The selected fair(s) may or may not be members of the IAFE. This will serve as your “Capstone Project”. Connect with the fair, share all about the IAFE has to offer, and serve as their fair industry resource.
- You will be provided a refund stipend (after the IAFE receives receipts) of up to $500 to assist with the cost of your fair visit experience (travel, fair admission, food, beverage, etc)
- You must be an ACTIVE IAFE Ambassador. Active status is defined in the “Duties of an Ambassador” section.
- You must get your travel plan approved by the IAFE before departure — your destination, overnight accommodations, if needed, who you will visit with, what materials you will take with you, and talking points.
*Liability release form required before any IAFE-supported reimbursement.
Applicatio
2025 – 2028 Ambassador Team
Jenni Axelson
Sherburne County Fair, MN
Amber Henker
Colorado State Fair
Rachael Lough
Ohio State Fair
Angela Miller
Roosevelt County Fair, MT
Jacki Stough
Central Florida Fair
Kayla Cawley
South Florida Fair
Mackenzie Coburn
The Big E, MA
Lynelle Smith
Sydney Royal Easter Show, AUS
Sarah Hamilton
Wayne County Fair, NY
Rachel Ungruhn
Mercer County Fair, OH