Lori Simms

Current

• Public Information Officer at State of Missouri, Office of Administration

Past

• Communications Director at Missouri Division of Tourism
• Environmental Education and Information Specialist at Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• Editor I at Missouri Department of Conservation

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Education

• Webster University
• Lincoln University
• University of Missouri-Columbia

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Recommended

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Connections

122 connections

Industry

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Websites

• Follow me on Twitter

Lori Simms’s Summary

Through 20 years experience in marketing and public relations with various state agencies, I have developed skills in strategy, promotions, writing, editing and other methods of communicating with various publics.

I have spent the last couple of years researching and studying social media and the new ways it allows entities to build relationships with customers and constituents.

Lori Simms’s Specialties:

Writing, social media (as much as anyone can be right now), history and heritage sites of interest.

Lori Simms’s Experience

• Public Information Officer

  State of Missouri, Office of Administration

  (Government Administration industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

• Communications Director

  Missouri Division of Tourism

  (Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  1997 — 2009 (12 years )

  I worked for the Division for 11 years. I supervised the staff who produce the industry newsletter, the annual Missouri Vacation Planner, the Web site editor and the graphics artist position.
  
  Additionally, I was responsible for the agency's media relations efforts.
  
  For six of those years, I worked with the cultural tourism, ethnic marketing and tour and travel marketing programs.

• Environmental Education and Information Specialist

  Missouri Department of Natural Resources

  (Government Agency; Renewables & Environment industry)

  1993 — 1997 (4 years )

• Editor I

  Missouri Department of Conservation

  (Government Agency; Renewables & Environment industry)

  1989 — 1993 (4 years )

Lori Simms’s Education

• Webster University

  Master of Arts , Communications Management , 2006 — 2009

• Lincoln University

  BA , Journalism , 1988 — 1990

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  BA , English , 1982 — 1986

Additional Information

Lori Simms’s Websites:

• Follow me on Twitter

Lori Simms’s Groups:

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), PRSA Travel and Tourism Section,
Midwest Travel Writers Association, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

•    Advertising Professional
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    Travel 2.0: Interactive Travel Industry Professionals
•    Public Relations Professionals
•    Travel Media Pros
•    Alpha Kappa Alpha Network
•    Social Media Club
•    TOURISM FUTURES Discussion Group

Lori Simms’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch