Parsons Named Secretary/ Manager of “World’s Greatest County Fair”

Spencer, Iowa – Jeremy Parsons, the current head of the Missouri State Fair Foundation, has been named secretary/ manager of the Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa.

Parsons will begin work at the “World’s Greatest County Fair” in August and replace longtime manager Phil Hurst when Hurst retires later in the fall.

Parsons comes to the Clay County Fair with a long history in the fair business.  He is currently executive secretary of the Missouri State Fair Foundation, leading efforts to restore and preserve the historic Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia.  Prior to accepting that fulltime position, he spent more than 15 years as a summer employee of the Decatur County Fair (Leon, IA), the Iowa State Fair and the Missouri State Fair.

After graduating from college, he spent 11 years as a high school English teacher and coach at Newton-Harris High School in Newton, MO., teaching and coaching during the school year and working at the various fairs in the summer.

Parsons and his wife Kelsi were married in 2007 and have a two-year-old son, Creighton.

The 2011 Clay County Fair runs September 10-18. For more information, visit www.claycountyfair.com or call 712-262-4740. You can also become a fan on Facebook by visiting www.facebook.com/WorldsGreatestCountyFair, and or follow on twitter @ClayCountyFair.