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 Executive 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
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 Arredondo	Experience Industry Management	2nd	Lakeport, CA
Zoey Buchannan	Nutrition	3rd	Portland, OR

Becoming a CAFES Ambassador

CAFES Ambassadors include both general members and Executive 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 Executive 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 Executive Ambassadors at the end of Spring Quarter. The application process to become a CAFES Executive 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.