Elle Smith

Elle A. Smith is an American public administrator. She currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry in the administration of Governor Glenn Youngkin, supporting the Secretary and Deputy Secretary in overseeing the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Virginia Department of Forestry, and the Virginia Racing Commission. She has also served as Executive Assistant for both the Agriculture and Forestry Secretariat and the Natural and Historic Resources Secretariat (https://liaison.lis.virginia.gov/agency/Secretary-of-Agriculture-and-Forestry/).

At the federal level, Smith served as a Quality Control Supervisor for the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau in the Roanoke Region, where she oversaw employees, distributed equipment, and ensured compliance with government procedures related to grants and scholarships (https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R47847).

Smith has been involved in Virginia 4-H, where she served as 2019 State 4-H President and was later recognized as a Virginia 4-H All Star (https://ext.vt.edu/content/dam/ext_vt_edu/topics/4h-youth/all-stars/newsletters/Dec20214HAllStarNewsletter.pdf). These roles focus on youth leadership, civic engagement, and agricultural education across the Commonwealth.

Smith earned her Bachelor of Science in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) and her Master of Public Administration from Virginia Tech. At Virginia Tech, she was a Presidential Alumni Scholar and a Gilman International Scholar, later serving as a Gilman Scholar Ambassador (https://liberalarts.vt.edu/news/academic-news/2022/05/students-awarded-scholarships-for-study-abroad.html). While studying at the Steger Center in Switzerland, she created and led an after-school agricultural program for local students as part of Virginia Tech’s community engagement initiative.

Smith has also been involved in advancing STEM and aerospace opportunities for Southwest Virginia students. She contributed to a satellite program that partnered with NASA to launch student-built technology into space (https://www.wjhl.com/news/southwest-va-students-working-on-satellites-that-will-launch-in-to-space/).

References

Office of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry – About Us https://www.ag-forestry.virginia.gov/about-us/#:~:text=Elle%20Smith%20is%20the%20Assistant%20Secretary%20of
Virginia Legislative Information System – Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry https://liaison.lis.virginia.gov/agency/Secretary-of-Agriculture-and-Forestry/
Congressional Research Service – U.S. Census Bureau Operations https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R47847
Virginia Cooperative Extension – 4-H Stories Blog https://ext.vt.edu/4h-youth/4h_stories_blog.html
Virginia 4-H All Stars – December 2021 Newsletter https://ext.vt.edu/content/dam/ext_vt_edu/topics/4h-youth/all-stars/newsletters/Dec20214HAllStarNewsletter.pdf
Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs – MPA Program https://spia.vt.edu/academics/graduate/mpa.html
Credly – Virginia Tech Presidential Alumni Scholar Credential https://www.credential.net/c0c5612b-2f81-4072-a280-a320a000ee2e#acc.zvSwnXcK
Gilman International Scholarship Program https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/
Virginia Tech News – Students Awarded Scholarships for Study Abroad https://liberalarts.vt.edu/news/academic-news/2022/05/students-awarded-scholarships-for-study-abroad.html
Virginia Tech News – Steger Center Community Engagement Program https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/04/caus-students-build-community-at-steger-center.html
WJHL – Southwest Virginia Students Working on Satellites That Will Launch Into Space https://www.wjhl.com/news/southwest-va-students-working-on-satellites-that-will-launch-in-to-space/

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