South Carolina Association of Fairs
2023 Officers
President
Nancy L. Smith
South Carolina State Fair
Vice-President
Stanley Gibson
SC Foothill Heritage Fair
Past-President
Ray Bianco
Fair at Heritage Park
Board of Directors
Matt LaSchuma – South Carolina State Fair
Braxton Wilson – Fair at Heritage Park
Ron “Buzz” Buske – Coastal Carolina Fair
Denny Bowers – Piedmont Interstate Fair
Peter St. Onge – Sumter American Legion Fair
Pat Lee – Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fair
Lin Hair – Orangeburg County Fair
Paul Winters – Union County Agricultural Fair
Treasurer
Mary Wolf
Western Carolina State Fair
Secretary
Betsy Cooper
South Carolina State Fair
Mailing Address
S.C. Association of Fairs
Attn. Betsy Cooper
PO Box 393
Columbia, SC 29202
Email: betsyc@scstatefair.org
1983 – 1984 Sam Fogle
1985 – 1986 Dave Ellison
1987 – 1988 Luther Barnett
1989 – 1990 Rhude Cherry
1991 – 1992 Harold Liebenrood
1993 – 1994 Gary Goodman
1995 – 1996 Fred McKay
1997 – 1998 Kay Hines
1999 – 2000 Sammy Brown
2001 – 2002 L.C. Kissam
2003 – 2004 Buddy Robinson
2005 – 2006 Joe Bolchoz
2007 – 2008 Ed Hudson
2009 – 2010 Jerry Pitts
2011 – 2012 Warren Lucas
2013 – 2014 Nancy L. Smith, CFE
2015 – 2016 Nancy L. Smith, CFE
2017 – 2018 Paul Winters
2019 – 2020 J. P. Baehr
2021 – 2022 Ray Bianco
2023 – 2025 Nancy L. Smith