Background
Shimer, Preston Woods was born on May 4, 1939 in New York City. Son of Preston Calvin and Maxine Lillian (Woods) Shimer.
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Preston Woods Shimer
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration, Cornell University, 1961. Master of Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University, 1966.
Career
Auditor Price Waterhouse & Company, New York City, 1961-1962. Assistant director management services The Plaza Hotel, 1966-1968. Manager administrative systems Chesebrough-Pond's Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut, 1968-1975.
Manager general systems consultant Coopers & Lybrand, New York City, 1975-1977. Manager corporation records management Rockwell International, Pittsburgh, 1977-1989. President See Hear Pring Music Civil Defense-ROM Publications, Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, since 1989.
Guest speaker Society of America Archivists, Austin, Texas, 1985, United States Government Information Resources Management Conference, Richmond, Virginia, 1987. Board directors Committee on Pittsburgh History and Archaeology.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Upper St. Clair School District, 1985-1987. Speaker Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania, State College, since 1987. Chairman committee Troop 366 Boy Scouts American, since 1987.
Vestryman St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, since 1990. Member Association Records Managers and Administrators (assistant manager industry action program 1985-1988, regional vice president 1983-1985, guest speaker since 1982, president Pittsburgh chapter 1982-1983, Member of Year 1982), Cornell Society Hotelmen (board directors 1985-1986), Sons of the American Revolution (board directors since 1984), Committee on Pittsburgh Archaeology and History (board directors since 1987), Committee for Allegheny County Records Management and Archives (board directors since 1988).
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Married Annette Rachel Gates, October 1, 1966. Children: Lillian Annette, Preston Carl.
