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 Communications

Year: 3rd

Hometown: Sacramento, CA

 

Joe Aguiar — Vice President

Agricultural Communications

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

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

Ag Systems Management 3rd Hanford, CA
Bailey Beyer Animal Science 4th Rancho Murieta, CA
Carson Rossi BioResource & Ag. Engineering 2nd San Diego, CA
Garret Gomes Agricultural Communications 2nd Gustine, CA
Jenna Bates BioResource & Ag. Engineering 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 Communications 4th Elk Grove, CA
Megan Dixon Ag Business 4th Fortuna, CA
Riley Lopez Agricultural Communications 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. 

 

 
 

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