Coggon Woman Elected Vice President of Iowa State Fair Board

A Coggon woman has been elected Vice President of the Iowa State Fair Board, with a Monticello man continuing to serve on the board into 2025 as well.

The elections took place Sunday during the annual State Agricultural Convention, held in conjunction with the Association of Iowa Fairs Conference.

Outlined in Iowa Code, county fair delegates representing six geographic districts elect two board members to serve two-year staggered terms on the Iowa State Fair Board.

Directors re-elected by their districts were VerDon Schmidt, Everly (Northwest); Tennie Carlson, Stratford (North Central); Deb Zumbach, Coggon (Northeast); and Jo Reynolds, Indianola (South Central).

Two new Board members were elected to serve two-year terms. Danny Olson from Red Oak replaces retiring board member Gary Van Aernam from Exira (Southwest), and Jarrod Horning from Ainsworth replaces retiring board member Gary McConnell from Bloomfield (Southeast).

Board officers elected include President Curtis Claeys, Grand Mound (Southeast); Vice President Deb Zumbach, Coggon (Northeast); and Treasurer Jo Reynolds, Indianola (South Central). Jeremy Parsons, Des Moines, was re-appointed as Board Secretary.

Other Iowa State Fair Board members include John Harms, Monticello (Northeast); Alan Brown, Hampton (North Central); C.W. Thomas, Guthrie Center (Southwest); Randy Brown, Osceola (South Central); Darwin Gaudian, Primghar (Northwest); Curtis Claeys, Grand Mound (Southeast). Board Members by office held are Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds; Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig (represented by Grant Menke); and Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen (represented by Andrea Welchans).

photo courtesy of Iowa State Fair