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MONA R. SIMMONS
Mona R. Simmons received her Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree from the University of South Carolina and the College of Charleston in 1986. She participated in a Boston University stu...view moreMona R. Simmons received her Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree from the University of South Carolina and the College of Charleston in 1986. She participated in a Boston University study abroad program in London, England, where she studied British politics and worked as an intern for a Member of Parliament.
In 1987, she moved to Arlington, VA, where she worked as a senior analyst for a defense contractor.
In 1994, she returned home to Greenville, SC, where she lives today.
From 1997-2003, she worked as founder and Director of Greenville County Safe Communities, which focused on the prevention and reduction of crimes, injuries and deaths through community partnerships. The Safe Communities program won numerous awards from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Southeastern Crime Prevention Coalition. She worked extensively with the media, wrote news releases and op-ed articles and brochures, and was interviewed numerous times by television, newspaper and radio outlets. She organized the Safe Communities coalition into a large forum, and developed the Traffic Enforcement Task Force, comprised of all local law enforcement agencies, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, and the South Carolina Highway Patrol. She brought the Drug Recognition Expert program into South Carolina, where it is now taught by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. She developed a Victims Support Services committee, and organized a support group for loved ones of those killed by homicide or driving under the influence (DUI).
She is the mother of one daughter, Connie.view less