Governor Mike Parson has made appointments to various boards and commissions, including Jamie Johansen of Lebanon who was appointed to the State Fair Commission.
Johnson is the owner of both The Hive by Honey Creek and Honey Creek Media, LLC. Johansen received the National Cattleman’s Beef Association’s Best of Beef Excellence in Agriculture Journalism Award in 2017 and has served on the Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture Committee. She also served as the 2019 Missouri Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Chair and is a member of the Missouri Agriculture Leaders of Tomorrow Class 16. Johansen attended Missouri State University where she earned both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Applied Sciences in agricultural communications.