Jamie M. Smith has over 25 years of integrated marketing and communications experience and is currently Associate Vice President of Communications and Government Relations for State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF). Smith holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Management and Marketing and various industry certifications and is a Gulf Coast Leadership Institute and Leadership Florida graduate. She is the recipient of SCF’s Innovation Grant and Awards of Excellence, and her creative direction has been recognized with numerous state and national awards, including the prestigious Telly Award. She loves gardening and exercising and is an avid reader and collector of signed books of all genres.