Our Behind the Scenes Team
Through the dedication of our 25 member, all-volunteer, Fair Board the Brown County Fair grows and improves each year. Our board meets monthly as a large group and additionally within the committees they serve on to make each year better than the one before. As a result of our Fair Board's efforts, the Brown County Fair is a major source of entertainment for our area and a social event thousands of families across northeast South Dakota look forward to each year.
GET INVOLVED
If you're interested in joining our fair board please complete our application to get started. Upon review, you'll be invited to meet with us to review board expectations and responsibilities and then your application will be presented to the Brown County Commission for approval.
BCF STAFF MEMBERS
Sonje Oban, Camping Coordinator
McKenzie Bierman, Vendor Coordinator
BCF BOARD MEMBERS
President
Tom Paepke, TP Farms
1st Vice President
Kristen Gonsoir, Groton Public Schools
Livestock and By-Laws Committee Chair
2nd Vice President
Suzanne Moen, Ringgenberg Electric
Friends of the Fair Committee Chair
Secretary
Dawn Breedlove, Department of Interior
Home Arts Committee Chair
By-Laws Committee Co-Chair
Member at Large
Rick Pigors, Ferney Co-op
Carnival & Vendors and Grandstand Committee Chair
Dwight Guthmiller, Auto Value
Clint Sombke, Conde Community
Carnival & Vendors Co-Chair
Greg Markley, Retired
Buildings & Grounds Committee Chair
Grandstand Committee Co-Chair
Jeff Kippley, Kippley Angus Farms
Jeff Malsam, Agtegra
Jayson Tollefson, Menards
Camping Committee Co-Chair
Kristie Erickson, Aberdeen Community
Friends of the Fair, Livestock and By-Laws Committees Co-Chair
Melenie Sombke, Groton Community
Nancy Radke, Ken's SuperFair Foods
Mike Nehls, Groton Area Schools
Mike Russell, Lamont Companies
Buildings & Grounds and Rodeo Committees Co-Chair
Randy Mages, Mages Chiropractic
Home Arts Co-Chair
Ryan Swenson, Aberdeen Community
Camping and Rodeo Committees Chair
Shelly Eisenbeisz, Avera
Special Events Committee Chair
Stephanie Mages, Plains Commerce Bank
Special Events Committee Co-Chair
Tom Miller, Aberdeen Community
EX-OFFICIO
Brown County Commissioner Rep
Duane Sutton, Millstone Restaurant
Brown County Commissioner Rep
Dennis Feickert, Feickert Family Farm
SDSU Youth Program Advisor for Brown County Becca Tullar
Brown County Fairgrounds Superintendent Kurt Smith