Scott Sims

Scott Sims of Birmingham, Alabama, U.S., was elected to a three-year term as a trustee of Kiwanis International during the 2024 Kiwanis International Convention in Denver, Colorado, U.S. He serves as a trustee for the United States and Pacific Canada regions of Kiwanis.  

A Kiwanian since 2002, Sims is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Homewood-Mountain Brook in Alabama, U.S. He served the club as president in 2017-18. In addition, the Homewood-Mountain Brook Kiwanis Club has honored him with a Distinguished Pinnacle Award (2023); Life Member status (2022); and Kiwanian of the Year (2003).  

Sims served the Alabama District of Kiwanis as governor in 2021-22 and received a Distinguished Governor Award. From the Alabama District, he has received the J. Mercer Barnett Fellow Award, the David Womack Outstanding Lieutenant Governor Award and the Hoyt W. Lee Outstanding Kiwanian Award. Sims also received the George Price Service to Youth Award from the Key Club Alabama District and the Governor’s Award from the Key Club Alabama District governor. 

At the international level, Sims has served as area coordinator for North America since 2022. He was chair of the Elections Committee in 2023. As a donor to the Kiwanis Children’s Fund, he has earned a Walter Zeller Fellowship.  

Sims is also a recipient of the Marc H. Litwack Legacy of Leadership Award, which recognizes individuals who exemplify extraordinary leadership qualities and have made significant contributions to their professions and communities. 

Sims was an active member of Key Club, the organization’s program for high school students, and served a year as a district governor. He met his wife, Andi, through Key Club and proposed to her at a Key Club district convention. The couple have been married since 1991 and have four children, one of whom served as Key Club International president and another as Key Club district secretary. 

Sims has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and a juris doctorate from Samford University. He has practiced law at Dentons Sirote since 1993. He enjoys hiking, golf, reading, traveling with Andi and any activities in which his children are involved.