Board Members of the Afton Driving Park and Agricultural Association, Inc.

Below is a list of and some information about the Board Members of the Afton Driving Park and Agricultural Association, Inc. which organizes and operates the Afton Fair. All members of the board are volunteers. You may contact any board member by calling our fairgrounds office at 607-639-1525, or through our Contact Form.

We are in search of volunteers to be Chairpersons for Floral Hall. Please contact us at the number or email above if you are interested.

Dennis Fletcher, President

Alumni of Afton Central School and Past President of Sertoma. Retired from Borden's maintenance in Bainbridge.

Steve Willes, Vice President

Alumni of Afton Central School. He works at Raymond Corporation. He has done the mapping of the grounds for electric, water and maintenance for many years.

John Niles, Secretary

Alumni of Afton Central School. An employee of Raymond Corporation, John and his wife Barb, have spent many hours mowing the extensive lawn area and improving the appearance of the park. His attention to detail has resulted in many improvements in the operation of the park.

Renee Web, Treasurer

Renee resides in Bainbridge with her husband Jeff. She has been employed by NBT Bank for 12 years and has 15 years prior banking experience.

Alvin Barrett, Director

Alvin (Sonny) helps out with Grounds & Equipment Maintenance.

Rhonda Barriger, Director

Rhonda works year round to bring vendors to the Afton Fair, organizes the Afton Fair Demolition Derby and helps with Grounds Maintenance.

Regina Birdsall, Director

Alumni of Afton Central School. Regina grew up on a dairy farm in Coventry NY, and is a 11 year veteran of the US Air Force. She is a Marketing Specialist in the Marketing Division at NBT Bank. She provides web hosting for the Afton Fair Website, as well as design work and updates.

Paul Faigle, Director

Paul and his family live on a farm on the outskirts of Afton. They have a dairy herd, horses, chickens and geese. Paul coaches wrestling and he and Karen are active in children's sport activities. Paul has volunteered to be Chairman of a Youth Dairy Show for the Fair.

Barb Niles, Director

Barb is an alumni of Afton Central School. She is a Co-Chairperson for the Afton Christmas Parade. She has developed the Children's Activity Center for the Fair. Barb and her husband have put in many hours of work to improve the appearance of the park.

Peg Squire, Director

Peg is a Member of the East River Riders Club and has managed the Afton Fair Horse Show since 2004.

Frank Tingley, Director

Alumni of Afton Central School and FFA member. Frank has been a life long resident and supporter of the Fair in the Harness Racing Department as well as serving in many other aspects of the Driving Park since his youth.

Non-Board Member Superintendents and Volunteers

Melanie Mueller

Floral Hall Superintendent.

Linda Fletcher

Afton Sertoma Representative and general volunteer.

Bill Barriger

Maintenance, Demolition Derby and more.

Georgia Baker and Lia Tingley

Harness Racing

Lia Tingley

Small Animal Displays and Contests

2010 Afton Fair Planning Committee's

The following committee's were formed at the July 27 meeting of the Afton Driving Park Board of Directors. Please contact committe members by calling 607-639-1525 or through our Contact Form.

Advertising/Marketing/Promotion Committee

• Members
  • Rhonda Barriger
  • Regina Birdsall
  • Peg Squire
  • Renee Web

Entertainment Committee

• Members
  • Rhonda Barriger
  • Barb Niles
  • Peg Squire

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