The State Fair of West Virginia is a 501 © 3 nonprofit corporation governed by a board of eleven.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(current as of March 2026, re-elected annually in March)
- Chairman, Aaron Ambler
- Vice Chairman, W. Jerry Cook
- Secretary, Kathryn Tuckwiller
- Treasurer, Brad Tuckwiller
- Dr. Mary Ann Mann, Member-at-Large
- Leslie Bicksler
- Dr. Jerry Clemons
- Frank Friedman
- Ben Long
- Tripp Nelson
- Ralph ‘Chub’ Warren
- Board Emeritus, Jo Long
- Board/Chairman Emeritus, Dr. John Wilson
- Board Emeritus, Gayle Mason McCroskey
- Board Emeritus, Cliff Huffman
ADVISORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(current as of August 2025) As appointed by the Governor of the State of WV:
- Governor (Ex Officio), Patrick Morrisey
- Commissioner of Agriculture (Ex Officio), Kent Leonhardt
- Secretary of Tourism, Chelsea Ruby
- Mike Kidd
- Kara Dense
- Rebecca Harless
- Conrad Lucas
- Robert “Trey”Holland
- Nathanael Mason
- Mike Stentz
PROUD MEMBERS OF THE FOLLOWING
