She has also served as advance, fundraiser and as Illinois press coordinator for Sen. John Kerry for president in 2004 and as a public affairs specialist.
[5] Currently she works as activation media marketing communications producer/writer and event project manager / hospitality liaison for clients.
Simpson held the role of manager of athlete relations and communications for the Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics from 2006 to 2009.
She accompanied about 20 Olympians and elite athletes—including Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Michael Johnson, Edwin Moses, Nastia Liukin, Bart Conner, Nadia Comăneci, Willie Banks, Dikembe Mutombo, David Robinson, Brandi Chastain and David Diaz—to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the 2016 Olympic Games Host City announcement that took place Oct. 2, 2009.
She also serves as secretary of the Female Athlete Triad Coalition, a 501(c)(3) global health advocacy collaboration.