Fair director appointed to state association

Kim R. Meyers, Lorain County Fair Board director and president, was appointed to serve as a directorat-large for the Ohio

Fair Managers Association.

The appointment was made by Ohio Fair Managers As- sociation President Rodney Arter and formally announced at their Board of Directors meeting Feb. 15 in Columbus, according to a news release from the Lorain County Agricultural Society.

The Ohio Fair Managers Association

Meyers

serves and promotes state, county and independent agricultural fairs and festivals throughout the state.

The association represents over 95 fairs in Ohio and more than 240 organizations and businesses from agricultural and trade related fields.

In addition, the association assists and supports the International Association of Fairs & Expositions.

Meyers has spoken on many topics and given numerous educational and legal presentations at annual conventions for the association held at the Columbus Convention Center each January, according to the release.

Topics he has spoken on include constitutional law, contract law, business law, media relations, Ohio Sunshine Law and the Public Records Act, nonprofits and 501(c) (3) formation, business promotion and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Meyers has been a director on the Lorain County Fair Board for 16 years and currently serves as president and chairman of Midway and Concessions, Media Relations, Executive Committee and co-chairman of the Beer Garden and Fundraising committees.

His primary responsibilities are overseeing food, amusement rides, games, and indoor and outdoor exhibitors of the fair.

In 2016, he received the prestigious Lorain County Fair Clair

Hill Director Award for his commitment and years of service to the Lorain County Fair, according to the release.

He also is the recipient of the distinguished Greater Ohio Showmen’s Association Fair Director of the Year Award for 2019.

Meyers works as a magistrate and attorney with the Lorain County Common Pleas Court in Elyria.

Meyers said he is very honored to have been selected and appointed to a director position with the Ohio Fair Managers Association.

He added he is excited for 2020 and looking forward to continuing his work at the 175th anniversary of the Lorain County Fair and serving the Association all over Ohio.