Mount Pleasant Town Hall Magazine

20 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com | www.MPTownHall.com MOUNT PLEASANT Town Hall P laying an important role in a major construction project would certainly engender a significant sense of accomplishment and undoubtedly serve as an impressive resume builder for just about anyone who earns a living in the world of government service. But for Lauren Sims, her contribution to the completion of Mount Pleasant’s new Town Hall meant much more than just a job well done and the probability of continued professional success. Mount Pleasant, after all, is her hometown. “I’m very proud and excited to work on our Town Hall,” said Sims, Mount Pleasant’s executive programs manager and project manager for all things related to the 92,000-square-foot building. “This is the community I grew up in and care so much about. For me, it’s a dream project. Most people don’t get to work on something like this ever. It’s wonderful to be able to do this so early in my career.” Sims, just 27 when work on the new Town Hall was finished, originally planned to attend Clemson and study physical or occupational therapy. Instead, she chose to heed the advice of one of her high school teachers at Bishop England, David Held, who had encouraged her to major in Political Science. “I was interested in government in high school, and I took a freshman Political Science class at Clemson and loved it. That’s when I realized that this was what I was A Lasting Legacy in Her Hometown Executive Programs Manager Lauren Sims By Brian Sherman For Lauren Sims, her contribution to the completion of Mount Pleasant’s new Town Hall meant much more than just a job well done. Photo by Jenn Cady.