College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) Ambassadors
CAFES Ambassadors is a college-wide student organization who serve as the leadership and public relations team for the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES). The 2024-25 academic year will be the 36th year the organization has worked to promote the college to prospective students, alumni, industry and government partners, donors and other stakeholders. The CAFES Ambassadors have been a positive influence on the quantity as well as the quality of applicants admitted to CAFES.
To stay up to date on CAFES Ambassadors' activities, visit their Instagram account.
To join CAFES Ambassadors or learn more, email CAFESambassadors@calpoly.edu.
2024-2025 Tours
CAFES Ambassadors are hosting campus tours for prospective students every Thursday and Friday! You can register for these tours at Cal Poly Visit or by emailing CAFESAmbassadors@calpoly.edu.
2024-25 Officer Team
Kaylen Jaime — President
Agricultural Communication
Year: 3rd
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Joe Aguiar — Vice President
Agricultural Communication
Year: 3rd
Hometown: Winters, CA
Savanna Barcellos — Secretary
Animal Science
Year: 3rd
Hometown: Gustine, CA
Marissa Johnston — Treasurer
Food Science
Year: 3rd
Hometown: Silverton, OR
Anna Bibby — Tours Chair
Agricultural Business
Year: 4th
Hometown: Sloughhouse, CA
Andrew Tinoco — Recruitment and Retention Chair
Plant Sciences
Year: 4th
Hometown: Santa Maria, CA
Macy Lloyd - Publicity Chair
Wine and Viticulture
Year: 2nd
Hometown: Prather, CA
2024-25 Senior Ambassadors
| Name |
Major |
Year | Hometown |
| Alyssa Azevedo | Animal Science | 3rd | Tulare, CA |
|
Anna Rioux |
Agricultural Systems Management | 4th | Hanford, CA |
| Bailey Beyer | Animal Science | 4th | Rancho Murieta, CA |
| Carson Rossi | BioResource & Agricultural Engineering | 3rd | San Diego, CA |
| Garret Gomes | Agricultural Communication | 2nd | Gustine, CA |
| Jenna Bates | Agricultural Systems Management | 3rd | Livingston, CA |
|
Jenna Holland |
Environmental Management & Protection | 2nd | Duxbury, MA |
| John Kantor | Agricultural Business | 2nd | Grand Rapids, MI |
|
Julie Sporleder |
Wine and Viticulture | 2nd | Galt, CA |
| Kathryn Dixon | Plant Sciences | 3rd | Visalia, CA |
| Lars Holien | Agricultural Systems Management | 4th |
Custer, WA |
| Lauren Ropacki | Nutrition | 2nd | Temecula, CA |
| Maddie Tellesen | Agricultural Communication | 4th | Elk Grove, CA |
| Megan Dixon | Agricultural Business | 4th | Fortuna, CA |
| Riley Lopez | Agricultural Communication | 3rd | Madera, CA |
| Sarah Hoffman | Environmental Earth & Soil Sciences | 4th | Quincy, CA |
| Sarah Reece | Agricultural Science | 3rd | Galt, CA |
| Shaelyn Spencer | Plant Sciences | 2nd | Sacramento, CA |
| Sofia Arrendondo | Experience Industry Management | 2nd | Lakeport, CA |
| Zoey Buchannan | Nutrition | 3rd | Portland, OR |
Becoming a CAFES Ambassador
CAFES Ambassadors include both general members and Senior Ambassadors. All CAFES students are encouraged to participate in the CAFES Ambassadors organization by attending meetings to hear from industry speakers, leading tours and communicating with prospective students, or assisting with college wide events, such as Open House.
CAFES Senior Ambassadors represent all of the college’s 15 majors and also serve as a student advisory panel for the college. Ambassadors are chosen through a selection process and enjoy opportunities to enhance their leadership skills while gaining invaluable knowledge about Cal Poly and the agriculture, food and environmental sciences industries. They also develop close working relationships with the CAFES dean, Dean’s Advisory Council, and other college leaders.
CAFES Ambassadors begin recruiting new members at the start of the Fall quarter, and CAFES Senior Ambassadors at the end of Spring Quarter. The application process to become a CAFES Senior Ambassador includes submission of a written application. Once written applications are received and reviewed, a limited number of applicants are invited to in-person interviews with the current officer team.