
Dr. Smith previously served as a member of the Woodbridge Board of Education, from 2001 until 2005. She was on the Curriculum Committee and the Ad Hoc Safety & Security Committee, as well as serving as Board Secretary at that time.
She has also served the community in many other ways, including as a Girl Scout leader for a troop that meets at Beecher Road School, as a CCD teacher for Our Lady of Assumption Church, and as Co-Chair of the Amity Relay for Life in 2007 and 2008.
Dr. Smith is a Professor of Public and Health Care Administration at the University of New Haven, and a Professor of Health Care Administration for Charter Oak. She has a Masters in Public Administration and Health Care Administration from the University of New Haven, and a Doctorate in Educational Management from the University of Bridgeport.
She and Ron have a daughter who graduated from Beecher Road School, and a son who is currently attending.