Sue Sims is group manager for External Affairs at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. She is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the group, including the Legislative Services Section, Media Services Section, Conservation and Community Services Section, Customer Services Unit, and External Affairs’ Business Management Team.
Before coming to Metropolitan, Sims served as the Executive Officer for the California Water Commission. In her capacity as Executive Officer, she reported directly to the Governor-appointed board and managed all aspects of the Commission’s policy, program, and administrative activities.
Prior to the Commission, Sims was the Chief Deputy Director of the California Department of Water Resources and helped manage California’s statewide policies and programs related to water management, environmental and infrastructure issues, strategic planning, and communications. She also served as the department’s Public Affairs Director.
Earlier in her career, Sims worked at Cal/EPA for the Department of Toxic Substances Control and Integrated Waste Management Board, as Chief Speechwriter and Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Governor Deukmejian, and as a White House intern during the Reagan Administration.
Sims holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, Los Angeles and a public administration management certificate from California State University, Sacramento.