After growing up in the Dayton area and getting a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University, Smith spent a bit of time teaching abroad and several years in an automotive software company where she volunteered on their Associate Foundation. From there Smith was off to the east coast to get an MPA and work as a corporate grantmaker for a Boston-area health insurer. When Ohio called her home, Smith had the great fortune of joining the wonderful team at Philanthropy Ohio and continuing to pursue her passions for philanthropy, learning and social change in a new way.