This course, a required, for-credit course of the Institute of Fair Management and is ideal for new board members, staff members who may not work in the finance department, or even volunteers who want to gain knowledge about financial workings of fairs.
Topics to be covered include:
*What is a financial statement?
*Developing a Chart of Accounts
*Using the P&L for planning
*Budgets – defining, creating, understanding – and making them work for you.
Jeremy Parsons, IFMG, CFE - A passionate advocate for the fair industry and education, Jeremy Parsons’ professional life came full circle in March 2023 when he began his tenure as CEO of the world-renowned Iowa State Fair. His introduction to fair management began in elementary school with a letter he wrote to then-Iowa State Fair Manager Marion Lucas. Since that moment, his life and fairs have intersected in a variety of ways, even during the 11 years he spent as a high school English teacher and coach. Starting when he was a teen, his 30 years of fair experience has included time as a volunteer at the Decatur County Fair (IA), a seasonal employee at the Iowa and Missouri state fairs, executive director of the Missouri State Fair Foundation, and CEO/Manager of the Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa. Parsons served as Chairman of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) in 2022 and currently serves on the IAFE Education Foundation Board of Directors. He is also past president of the Mid-West Fairs Association. In 2022, he was awarded the "Fairman of the Year” award by the Association of Iowa Fairs. Originally from Leon, Iowa, he has four priorities in life, which he attempts to keep in the proper order -- faith, family, the Chicago Cubs, and fairs. He and his beautiful wife Kelsi have three sons.
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