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 2025-26 academic year will be the 37th 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. 

Summer 2025 Tours

CAFES Ambassadors are hosting campus tours for prospective students during the summer on Fridays! You can register for these tours at Cal Poly Visit or by emailing CAFESAmbassadors@calpoly.edu.

2025-26 Officer Team

Macy Lloyd - Publicity Chair

Wine and Viticulture

Year: 3rd

Hometown: Prather, CA

Garret Gomes — Vice President

Agricultural Communications

Year: 3rd

Hometown: Gustine, CA

Julie Sporleder — Secretary

Wine and Viticulture

Year: 3rd

Hometown: Galt, CA

 

Zoey Buchanan — Treasurer

Nutrition

Year: 4th

Hometown: Portland, OR

 

Kaylen Jaime — Tours Chair

Agricultural Communications

Year: 4th

Hometown: Sacamento, CA

 

Addie Scott — Recruitment and Retention Chair

Agricultural Business

Year: 2nd

Hometown: Biggs, CA

 

Sofia Arredondo - Publicity Chair

Experience Industry Management

Year: 3rd

Hometown: Lakeport, CA

 

2025-26 Executive Ambassadors

Name	Major	Year	Hometown
Alyssa Azevedo	Animal Science	4th	Tulare, CA
Aurora (Rori) Perry	Animal Science	2nd	Atascadero, CA
Bella Twiss	Agricultural Commuincations	2nd	Mariposa, CA
CJ MacLaughlin	Forest & Fire Sciences	4th	Sacramento, CA
Daniela Altamirano	Animal Science	2nd	Sacramento, CA
Heidi Witte	Agricultural Business	2nd	Wilton, CA
Jenna Bates	Agricultural Systems Management	4th	Livingston, CA
Jenna Holland	Environmental Management & Protection	3rd	Duxbury, MA
Joe Aguiar	Agricultural Communications	4th	Winters, CA
Kathryn Dixon	Plant Sciences	4th	Visalia, CA
Lauren Ropacki	Nutrition	3rd	Temecula, CA
Marie Clare (MC) Reali	Environmental Earth & Soil Sciences	4th	Santa Barbara, CA
Marissa Johnston	Food Science	4th	Silverton, OR
Mateo Lepe	Agricultural Business	4th	Santa Rosa, CA
Misha Bruno	Forest & Fire Sciences	3rd	San Francisco, CA
Morgan Merrill	Experience Industry Management	3rd	Susanville, CA
Sarah Reece	Agricultural Science	4th	Galt, CA
Savanna Barcellos	Animal Science	4th	Gustine, CA
Shaelyn Spencer	Plant Sciences	4th	Sacramento, CA
Sydney Cassity	BioResource and Agricultural Engineering	2nd	Fall River, CA

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.