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SARATOGA COUNTY — Saratoga County Fair board member Lauren Delaney was named Fairperson of the Year by the New York State Showpeople Association – a 150-plus member not-for-profit organization comprised of people involved with the outdoor amusements business in New York State.

Delaney is the first person from Saratoga County named as award-winner since the organization began presenting the award in 1983. 

“It was overwhelming, and a huge honor,” said Delaney, who lives in Greenfield Center with her husband Rob and their two dogs, Oliver and Grace. She has worked at the Saratoga Springs City Center since 2012.   

Delaney began her love of fairs at the age of 18 months, she says, when she was the first complaint department in her highchair at the Saratoga County Fair.  Summers growing up were spent traveling the tri-state area with her parents and visiting fairs. Her dad, Dick Rowland was the first general manager at the Saratoga County Fair. Delaney grew to become a chairperson of various committees, district director, and a vice president of New York State Association of Agricultural Fairs. 

She has been a member of the board of directors at the Saratoga County Fair since 2009 and currently serves as the Concessions and Commercial Exhibits Chairperson and the Complimentary Ticket Coordinator.  She also serves on the Safety & Security committee.

Delaney is currently the 1st Vice President of the NY State Association of Agricultural Fairs and has served as District 2 Director, Recording Secretary and Scholarship Chairperson and Coordinator. In addition to the Saratoga County Fair and the NY State Association of Agricultural Fairs, Lauren is involved in the Queensbury Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee as their Logistics/day of chairperson.