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State Fair CEO leaving for Virginia

FAIRLEA, W.Va. — The longtime leader of the West Virginia State Fair announced she’s leaving to take a similar job in Virginia,

CEO Marlene Pierson-Jolliffe, after working with the state fair in various capacities for 25 years, called her departure bittersweet.

The Virginia State Fair was held for years near Richmond International Speedway , but moved to a new venue near Doswell, where the event went bankrupt. It then was taken over by Virginia Farm Bureau.

Pierson-Jolliffe will become vice-president of operations for the Commonwealth Fair and Events.

“I will be managing the planning and operations at the Meadow Event Park,” Pierson-Jolliffe told the Beckley Register Herald.

The fairgrounds, much like the ones in West Virginia, are used for events throughout the year.

Pierson-Jolliffe started working for the state fair when she was in high school. She advanced to assistant manger in 1989 and became manager in 2004.





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