Lindsay Simmons
Junior Minister for Social Development, Youth and Seniors and Home Affairs
Email: lsimmons@parliament.bm
Lindsay Kathleen Simmons is a proud mother of a 6 year
old daughter. She comes from a tight knit family which includes her mother,
father, sisters, brother and brother in laws. She attended Gilbert Institute,
West Pembroke Primary, The Berkeley and Keizer University. Lindsay has an
Associate Degree and a Bachelors degree in Arts and Science. Public
service has been a hallmark of Lindsay’s life, especially when related to
children in need of assistance. Lindsay is the Director of Operations at
Bermuda Restaurants Ltd., and also works as a Substitute teacher for the
Department of Education. In 2005, Lindsay became the youngest person ever to sign on as a foster parent
in Bermuda. Throughout the past fifteen years she has fostered many children
through Family Services. She believes that if Family Services asks for help,
she wants to be a part of the solution. Lindsay has been the President of the
Foster Parents Association for the past five years and a board member for the
past ten years. In 2013, she established the Glenda Edwards Continuing
Scholarship for foster children. Lindsay was awarded the Paul Harris Fellows
Award for her work in the community in 2018. Throughout the years of volunteer
work, she has been awarded: the Bermudian magazine “Unsung Hero Award”, the
Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honor and a Berkeley Institute Community Service
Cup.