👤 Personal Information
Full Namejim seward
GenderMale
Locationcheyenne, wyoming (united states)
Birth Year1968
💼 Professional Details
Job Titlevice president
Industryutilities
Experience22 years
Summary* Governor’s Executive Committee member, Governor’s office, South Dakota, 2014-2016
Member of small team-based management structure, “executive board,” for South Dakota
* General Counsel to South Dakota, Governor’s office, 2011-present
* Governor-elect Daugaard’ s Transition Team, Dec-Jan 2010
Governor’s Office, Strategic leadership highlight: As Chairperson of the Criminal Justice Initiative Work Group, a bipartisan committee with 18 members representing the three branches of government, and with the assistance of local stakeholders and the Pew Charitable Trust. These reforms are estimated to improve public safety and save the state of South Dakota $200 million dollars by eliminating an anticipated 25% growth in the prison population. Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Initiative work group, 2014, I also led the drafting and lobbying effort of recent reform via the Juvenile Justice Public Safety Improvement Act, leading to sweeping revisions and savings in the 2015 Legislative Session.
Biography available at http://sd.gov/governor/bios.aspx?id=seward
🛠 Skills
government
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public speaking
criminal law
courts
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policy analysis
legal research
litigation
civil litigation
public relations
defense
appeals
dispute resolution
trials
leadership development
criminal justice
hearings
contract negotiation
community outreach
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governmental affairs
commercial litigation
trial practice
criminal defense
emergency management
enforcement
risk management
constitutional law
legislation
personal injury
depositions
supervisory skills
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local government
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national security
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political science
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military justice
corporate law
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municipal law
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governance
government contracting