James L. Simmons
155 East Paseo de Golf
Green Valley, Arizona 85614
(520) 648- 7286

E-Mail: jimabides@netscape.com

SUMMARY: Creative, computer literate, motivated, accountable and adaptive executive with administrative and practical experience with two Fortune 500 Corporations and both Local & State Chambers of Commerce in the genres of Voluntary Organization Management and Corporate Public Affairs.

EXPERIENCE CORPORATE AFFAIRS

Community Relations

+Composed & edited two Corporate Community Relations Handbooks.
+Developed positive coalitions with groups, organizations & causes.
+Designed & conducted corporate tours & open houses.
+Executed community events and activities.
+Created corporate giving programs.
+Produced displays & exhibits.
+Managed Speaker's Bureaus.

Government Relations

+Directed Regional legislative and regulatory liaisons.
+Developed strategies & managed issues.

Corporate Communications

+Coordinated both internal & external communications.
+Implemented Economic Awareness Programs.
+Created & produced video presentations.
+Developed corporate crisis plans.

Intercollegiate & Professional Sports

+Oversight of Advertising & Special Event executions.
+Intercollegiate Conference Relations.
+Promotional Contract Negotiations.

VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT

+Business Operations & Employee Relations.
+Membership Sales & Retention.
+Program Design & Execution.
+Institutional Development.

EMPLOYMENT

- University of Denver April 1994 - March 1997
Denver, Colorado Director of Development for Athletics

- Coors Brewing Company 1979 - 1994 Golden, Colorado
Manager Metro Denver & Colorado Public Relations & Governmental Affairs

- Johns-Manville Corporation 1977 - 1979 Denver, Colorado
National Manager of Community Affairs

- Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry 1975 - 1977 Denver, Colorado
Executive Director of Project Confidence

- Colorado Retail Council 1972 - 1975 Denver, Colorado
Programs Director

- Pueblo Chamber of Commerce 1969 - 1972 Pueblo, Colorado
Assistant General Manager

- Pueblo Diversified Industries for the Handicapped, Inc. 1968 - 1969 Pueblo, Colorado
Director of Public Relations

- Advertising Consultants, Inc. 1966 - 1968 Pueblo, Colorado
Account Executive

EDUCATION

University of Southern Colorado , Pueblo, Colorado
* B.A. Mass Communications (Major ) 1968
Business (Minor) * Distinguished Alumni 1993

University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado
Institute for Organizational Management
* Graduate School 1969 - 1976

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

+Public Relations Society of America
+Colorado Chamber of Commerce Executives
+Center for Corporate Community Relations @ Boston College

ADVISORY BOARDS

+Denver Nuggets Basketball Club (Community Advisory Board)
+Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc. (Executive Committee)
+Denver Buff Club (University of Colorado/ Athletics)
+Provenant Health Foundation (Sack ‘Em / Flight for Life)
+The West Chamber of Commerce BOD Member of the Year 1991

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