Nancy Sims Papers at UH Special Collections

In honor of Women's History Month, Nancy Sims discusses her collection at University of Houston Special Collections, her career, her professional and personal experiences, and her thoughts and hopes for the future. A native Texan, Sims is a parent, public relations professional, professor, and pundit. Sims has worked on numerous political campaigns and has been teaching the Women in Politics course at UH for nearly twenty years. As the senior vice president of Pierpont Communications and now the owner of Nancy Sims LLC, she guides her clients from energy companies to top retailers on areas of reputation management, crisis communications, government relations, and much more. She holds a bachelor's degree in politics from Sam Houston State University and a master's degree in political science and women's studies from University of St. Thomas.


0:00 Nancy Sims bio and background
4:03 Senior skip day to visit the Texas legislature
7:50 Overcoming obstacles to political consulting work
10:13 Working with Sheila Jackson Lee
11:15 Printing problems
14:13 Pollie award
17:58 Women in political campaigns
21:00 Quantum Consultants
24:23 Martha Wong campaign
25:35 Joe Roach campaign
33:15 Campaigns then and now
34:06 Kathy Whitmire's volunteer coordinator
39:23 Slogans and message strategy
41:06 Teaching Women in Politics
47:40 Inspiration to donate papers
54:28 Sheriff's deputy
57:50 Excalibur award
1:01:17 Pursue your dream