Dr. Sharon A. Simmons, Ph.D.
Examples of Advisory, Outreach, Training and Industry Experience
Entrepreneurship Outreach, Training, Consulting
Academic Director for the U.S. Department of State Mandela Washington Fellowship Program for Young African Leaders, JSU Business Institute
Co-Creator and Provider of a training program for entrepreneurs with disabilities in The Gambia
Co-Creator of Girls Can Do These Jobs Too! Training Program
USASBE Kansas City Region Bio-Med and Health Care Technology Entrepreneurship Certification Program, Module on New Product Development, Children’s Mercy Hospital.
North Eastern University (UNC) M.S. in Innovation Curriculum Desk Review.
Entrepreneurial Opportunities in the Cruise Industry – Community Training, sponsored by the West Indian Company Limited, St. Thomas and St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Strategic Business Plan for the West Indian Company Limited Dock Expansion Project, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Co-develop the course curriculum for an Entrepreneurship Minor in Entrepreneurship for the University of the Virgin Islands and Jackson State University.
Develop Entrepreneurship Module for High School Students, International Capital and Management Summer Residency Program.
Kansas City Real Estate Board, Entrepreneurship Training of Real Estate Brokers and Agents
Develop Intursep Summer Entrepreneurship Program for Young Men, Jackson, Mississippi
Industry Work Experience
Deloitte,
National Office Senior Manager, Professional Advisory
Coopers & Lybrand (PwC),
Research Associate
Eaton Corporation – AT&T Capital Leasing,
Legal Research
Ortho Pharmaceuticals,
Cooperative Accounting
Chase Manhattan Bank,
Internal Audit, Chase Trade, Human Resource
Legislature of the US Virgin Islands,
Legislative Page
Executive Officer, Family Business, 8A Certified
Lillian’s Caribbean Grill,
Executive Officer, Family Business
Reggie’s Real Estate Group,
Realtor, St. John US Virgin Islands