Attention to detail mixed with optimism: Meet interim NYS Fair Director Julie LaFave

Julie LaFave, interim NYS Fair director

Julie LaFave has been named interim director of the New York State Fair, replacing former director Sean Hennessey.Don Cazentre

Julie LaFave, recently appointed the interim director of the New York State Fair, makes no secret of her fondness for the eternally optimistic character of Leslie Knope, played by Amy Poehler in the TV series “Parks and Recreation.”

This year LaFave is transitioning from a job as the fair operations director, where she handled day-to-day nuts and bolts on the fairgrounds, to the top post, where she will be much more in the public spotlight.

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