Pioneer Bible Translators
Clare Smitham is currently the Chief Legal Officer at Pioneer Bible Translators. Prior to this, Clare worked as an Attorney At Law at The Law Office of Clare Jones Smitham PLLC and as an Associate Attorney at Fletcher, Farley, Shipman & Salinas LLP. Clare also has experience as a Staff Attorney at Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. Clare has a background in education, having worked as a Teacher at Hillcrest International School and West Dallas Community School. Clare started their career as a Lobbyist at PAC and also interned for Senator Jane Nelson. Clare holds a Doctor of Law - JD from Regent University and a Bachelor of Arts - BA in Political Science and Government from The University of Texas at Austin.
Pioneer Bible Translators
Pioneer Bible Translators® bridges the gap between the church and the Bibleless peoples around the world. Our team is composed of Bible translators, literacy evangelists, church planters and a variety of support personnel working to see transformed lives through God’s Word in every language. We are serving 43 million people in 92 language projects in 18 countries. We are seeking new missionaries who will step up and meet the need for incarnational ministry among Bibleless peoples. Pioneer Bible Translators currently sends missionaries from Canada and the United States. Our International Service Center, located in Dallas, TX, is crucial in attaining our global ministry goals. From here, missionaries train and prepare for cross-cultural ministry.