Candidate for
State Representative; District 32

Tawana Keels Simons
Candidate for State Representative, 32nd House District

Tawana Keels Simons is a pro-business, pro-family, fiscal conservative Republican candidate for the 32d House District. Tawana is a 27 year resident of the 32nd District. Tawana supports the Free Enterprise System as the founder and owner of AdTech U.S.A., Inc., a Consulting and Executive Search Firm

Tawana serves families on the Princeton Board of Education, giving her a head start to make an experience-based contribution on education reform. Her background in public finance, personnel/labor relations and public policy and administration as well as her professional experience and training with the IBM Corporation provide the foundation to effectively represent the constituents in the 32nd House District.

• Graduate of Princeton High School

• B.S. Public Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana: Public Finance, Personnel/Labor Relations, Policy & Administration

• IBM Corporation - 10 Years Experience: Systems Engineering, Sales & Marketing, Finance

• President & CEO, AdTech U.S.A., Inc. - "Providing People Solutions" - Consulting/Executive Search

• Married, Husband Jon Myron Simons, Princeton High School Graduate, United States Naval Academy Graduate

• Three Children

• Elected Princeton Board of Education 1995, Served 1996-1999
• Re-elected Princeton Board of Education 1999, Four year term 2000-2003
• Vice President, Princeton Board of Education - 1996
• President, Princeton Board of Education - 1997
• Tax Abatement Committees, Hamilton & Butler Co. - 1996-present
• Ohio School Boards Association Board of Trustees - 2000
• Executive Committee, Ohio School Boards Association, Southwest Region 1998-present * Credentials Committee 1999, Legislative Platform Committee 2000
• President Elect - Executive Committee, Ohio School Boards Association, Southwest Region, 2000
• National President, National School Boards Association Caucus, 1999-present
• Speaker, National School Boards Association Conference, San Francisco, CA 1999
• Published Article, Ohio School Boards Association Journal - June 1999
• Ohio School Boards Association Award of Achievement, 1999
• Lockland Wayne Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education
• Award for Outstanding Dedication and School Boardsmanship 1999
• Recipient of Princeton Dream Keeper Award for "Going the Extra Mile" in the Princeton City School District
• Executive Committee, Sharonville Partnership for Drug Prevention
• Princeton City Schools, Strategic Planning Committee
• Volunteer in Community & Schools
• Member, Sharonville Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
• Cinergy Community Outreach Program
• Member, Hamilton County Republican Party