Ms. Christie P. Smith currently serves as the Acting Executive Director, Army Headquarters Services, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, an organizational mix of over 400 personnel who are government civilians, contractors, and active duty Army.

She has oversight and responsibility for seven directorates within the organization: Executive Ground Transportation; Mission Assurance; Real Estate and Facilities in the National Capital Region; Multimedia, Visual Information and Graphics; Army executive dining services; Army Publishing; Records Management; and Declassification. She ensures the development of Army-wide policy, oversight, and execution of all directorate missions is cohesive staff management. The customer base across the directorates includes Army, as well as Joint service support, Congress when on official DoD business, non-DoD federal agencies, Combatant Commands, and foreign dignitaries.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY:

· Aug 2021 – Present: Acting Executive Director, Army Headquarters Services Agency, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Ft. Belvoir, VA

· Aug 2019 – Aug 2021: Deputy, Army Headquarters Services Agency, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Ft. Belvoir, VA

· Jul 2019 – Aug 2019: Acting Executive Officer, Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Pentagon

· Apr 2018 – Jul 2019: Deputy, Army Headquarters Services Agency, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Ft. Belvoir, VA

· Nov 2017 – Apr 2018: Acting Executive Director, Army Headquarters Services Agency, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Ft. Belvoir, VA

· Jan 2016 – Nov 2017: Chief of Staff, Army Headquarters Services Agency, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Ft. Belvoir, VA

· Jul 2011 – Jan 2016: Director, Real Estate & Facilities – Army, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Pentagon

· Aug 2010 – Jul 2011: Student, US Army War College, Carlisle, PA

· Jul 2009 – Aug 2010: Army Senior Fellow, Chief Human Capital Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Falls Church, VA

COLLEGE:

· MSS, Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

·  ScD, Operations Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

·  MHS, Operations Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

·  BS, Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

SIGNIFICANT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS:

·  Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-being, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

·  Manager Development Course, Ft. Leavenworth, KS

·  Senior Leader Seminar, Shepherdstown, WV

·  Continuing Education for Senior Leaders, Ft. Leavenworth, KS

·  Certificate in Public Leadership, Brookings Institute, Washington, DC

·  Leadership for a Democratic Society, Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA

·  US Army War College, Carlisle, PA

·  Senior Executive Fellows Program, Harvard University, Boston, MA

·  National Security Studies Program, George Washington University, Washington, DC

·  Professional Resource Management Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

·  Army Management Staff College, Ft. Belvoir, VA

AWARDS AND HONORS:

·  Superior Civilian Service Medal

·  Meritorious Civilian Service Award

·  Superior Civilian Service Award

·  Commander’s Award for Civilian Service (5)

·  Army Achievement Award

·  Who’s Who in Science and Engineering

·  Special Act or Service Award (6)

·  Outstanding Young Women of America

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

·  Association of the US Army, Life Member

·  US Army War College Alumni Association, Life Member

·  American Society of Military Comptrollers

·  Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated

·  African American Federal Executive Association, Incorporated

·  Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association, Life Member