Our team

Policy Communications, Inc. was founded and is led by Jim Sims, a 30+ year veteran of helping companies, governments, education institutions, and non-profit groups solve their toughest public relations, media relations, and investor relations challenges.  

A former White House staffer and former U.S. Senate Chief of Staff, Jim currently serves as Chief Communications Officer of NioCorp Developments Ltd., Director of Communications for Neo Performance Materials, Director of Investor and Public Relations for IBC Advanced Alloys and US Vanadium. 

Prior to his federal service, Jim was a news reporter for the Des Moines Register and Tribune. He is the former President of the U.S. Geothermal Energy Association and Western Business Roundtable and was Chairman of the Rare Earth Technology Alliance.

An honors graduate of Georgetown University and a former holder of a top-secret security clearance, Jim has published several peer-reviewed papers on rare earth production. 

Holly Propst serves as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Policy Communications, Inc.  She is a veteran policy, regulatory process, and strategic communications professional, having spent 30+ years in senior staff positions in Congress, supporting Governors and Western states, and as a strategic consultant for private companies in various natural resource sectors.

Holly spent a decade-and-a-half working for Congress, holding senior communications, and policy and Member Chief of Staff positions. 

At the state level, she served as a Commissioner on the Colorado State Land (a state Senate-confirmed position).  Before joining Policy Communications, Holly spent nine years as the Deputy Executive Director and Policy Director for the Western Governors’ Association.

Holly’s private sector experiences includes stints serving as the Executive Director/General Counsel of the Western Business Roundtable, an association of natural resource-sector companies operating in the West, and as Manager of Public Policy for Xcel Energy.

A Colorado native, Holly earned a B.A. degree in mass communications from the University of Denver and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.  She is a member of the Washington, D.C. and Colorado Bar Associations.