Andi Sims - Bio

Andi Sims
VP, Marketing & Communications
Vice President of Marketing 
HPM
Birmingham, AL

Andi Sims serves as Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the International Aerospace Womens Association (IAWA), where she leads a global committee of volunteers and professional staff responsible for IAWA's branding, messaging, website and digital communications, as well as social media presence. She has previously held multiple leadership roles within IAWA, including Vice President of Membership, Vice President of Annual Conference in Charleston, South Carolina, and as an Advisory Board Member.

In her professional capacity, Andi holds the position of Vice President of Business Development at HPM — a US-based consulting firm which manages planning, design, and construction for capital projects in aerospace.  Andi leads the firm's business development strategy and government relations efforts and formerly served as HPM's Vice President of Marketing, where she initiated and directed the company's branding and communications programs. Earlier in her career, Andi traveled and represented the brand as a global spokesperson for Disney Parks and Disney Cruise Line, and she has propped up branding and marketing initialization for three different start-up companies throughout her career and multiple non-profit agencies.

Andi's commitment to community service extends to her position on the Advisory Council for Groundswell, a nonprofit advancing community solar and clean energy initiatives. She holds bachelor's degrees in journalism and English from Samford University and serves on the advisory board for Samford's Howard College of Arts and Sciences. Andi has been married to her husband for 34 years, and together, they have four grown children and one grandchild.