Allee Smith

Allee Smith, MBA, has a strong background in advocacy and communications. Allee has worked at Autism Speaks, where they held various roles, starting as an International Practice Area Intern at The Livingston Group. At Autism Speaks, Allee worked as an Advocacy Coordinator, Manager of Grassroots Advocacy, and most recently as the Director of Grassroots & Advocacy Communications. In these roles, they developed and directed grassroots advocacy activities, cultivated and maintained grassroots organizational structures, planned and executed advocacy events, and managed internal and external advocacy communications. Allee also worked at the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, where they supported the development of the Drawdown Georgia Business Compact, focusing on achieving a sustainable transition towards net-zero carbon emissions. Prior to these experiences, Allee served as a Resident Advisor at Vanderbilt University Residential Education and worked as an Office Manager at Chattahoochee Outfitters.

Allee Smith, MBA, completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with concentrations in Sustainability and Strategy & Innovation at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business from 2019 to 2022. Allee obtained their Bachelor's degree in Public Policy and Medicine, Health, & Society from Vanderbilt University between 2013 and 2017. Prior to that, they attended Blessed Trinity Catholic High School from 2009 to 2013. Additionally, Allee has pursued various certifications, including "Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences" and "Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging" from LinkedIn in 2021, "Be a Better Manager by Motivating Your Team" from LinkedIn in 2020, and "Performance Management: Setting Goals and Managing Performance" from LinkedIn in 2019. Allee also completed the "Working Remotely" certification on LinkedIn in 2015.