BOSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP VICE PRESIDENT EDUCATES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

February 6, 2008

Indianapolis, Ind. – Jennifer Simmons, vice president of Bose Public Affairs Group LLC, recently presented “Lobbying and Communications 101” at the Association of Indiana Counties (AIC) Legislative Conference.

She discussed ways county officials can better get their voices heard, lobby on their own behalf and promote areas within local government.

The AIC was established in 1957 to represent the interests of county government. AIC's purposes and goals are to seek the betterment of county government through communications, educational programs and professional training.

Simmons is also vice president of High Road Communications where she focuses on crisis management and crisis communications consulting with local government, businesses, non-profit organizations and other organizations, while also providing strategic political and non-political campaign consulting. At Bose Public Affairs Group, she focuses on lobbying state and local legislative bodies and basic government relations consulting.

Simmons received her bachelor of science from Ball State University in 1994. After graduation she served as legal affairs director for the Indiana Port Commission for four years and as executive director for the Casino Association of Indiana for nearly two years before joining Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson’s office.

Currently Simmons is chair of the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo), a member of American Public Transportation Association board of directors, a past member of Catholic Charities Advisory Council, a past board member of Champions for Children (Marion County Council of Prevent Child Abuse Indiana), a co-chair of the food vendor committee for the IndyJazz Fest, a former board of directors member for Indianapolis Downtown, Inc and the Indianapolis PAL Club. She was awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash in 2004.

Bose Public Affairs Group is a full service public affairs and association management firm offering more than 200 years combined experience to affect the decisions of government—at the local, state, national and international levels. Offering services in government relations, public affairs consulting, lobbying, procurement, strategic communications and association management, Bose Public Affairs Group is an active member of The Advocacy Group (TAG). For more information visit www.bosepublicaffairs.com.

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