Ariel Smith

Ariel Smith is currently an Associate Strategist at Taylor. Ariel has also Co-Founded and served as Executive Director for Transform Education Now, and served as an Advocacy Coordinator for DSST Public Schools. Prior to that, Ariel was a Lead Teacher for Denver Public Schools. Ariel began their career as a Corps Member for Teach for America, and also interned for the Democratic National Committee and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT).

Ariel Smith has a Bachelor's degree from the School of Public Affairs at American University. They have also completed some Open CourseWare in Psychology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.