Monterey Sims

Monterey Sims is the Director of Admissions and Evaluation at the University of Phoenix and currently serves as Board Chair of the Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC). With more than 30 years of experience in higher education, she has led numerous process improvement initiatives, including the implementation of Electronic Transcript Exchange (ETX), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for academic transcripts. At the University of Phoenix, Sims oversees the Office of Admissions Document Processing division, managing the acquisition and processing of admission documents and transcripts from applicants’ prior institutions. She and her team champion electronic transcript partnerships to streamline operations and eliminate barriers for students.

A recognized leader in advancing interoperability and student mobility, Sims contributes her expertise through active involvement with AACRAO on both the SPEEDE Committee (Standardization of Postsecondary Education Electronic Data Exchange) and the Technology Advisory Committee. She actively participates in the California Community Colleges Technical Center’s eTransCalifornia Steering Committee and the 1EdTech Digital Credential Project Group. Sims holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.