Dr. Smith came to AACC from Dundalk Community College in Baltimore County, Md., where she served as president for seven years, following six years as dean of students. Under her leadership, Dundalk enrollment grew along with significant increases in minority student enrollment achieved through a collegewide diversity plan. She led DCC to complete a comprehensive study of learning and set in motion DCC 2000, a planning process to position the college as an effective institution for learning and student success in the 21st century.

Before Dundalk, Dr. Smith served as vice president for student affairs and dean of students at the College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minn. She came to Minnesota from the University of Hawaii, where she directed the Hawaii Open Program and served as student services specialist and director. The Hawaii Open Program, a nontraditional delivery system, provided upper-division courses to Hawaii's outer island community colleges.

A native of Bradford, Pa., Dr. Smith earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Northern Colorado, a Master of Education degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Hawaii and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from Slippery Rock State University. She resides in Glen Burnie, Md.

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