---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-22-015619"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRKA"
cik: "0001297937"
company_name: "PARKS AMERICA, INC"
filed_at: "2022-06-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T05:22:33.218341+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Parks! America renews Dale Van Voorhis as Interim CEO, launches CEO search

## Summary
- Two-year contract; Van Voorhis remains Chairman, will serve as Interim CEO then Special Advisor.
- Board forms Strategic Growth Committee to lead CEO search and strategic planning; Rick Ruffolo chairs.
- Under Van Voorhis, revenue grew from $3.54M (FY2011) to $11.86M (FY2021); market cap from ~$1.5M to ~$27.8M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-22-015619
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRKA
- cik: 0001297937
- company_name: PARKS AMERICA, INC
- filed_at: 2022-06-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297937/000149315222015619/0001493152-22-015619-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297937/000149315222015619/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-015619.txt

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