Dexter Smith Email & Phone Number

Experienced senior level administrator with a demonstrated 20+ year history of working in the Student Services sector of the Higher Education Industry including extensive responsibilities in Law School Enrollment Management, Law School Career Services, Financial Aid, and Athletics Compliance. Results driven leader with strong competencies in personnel management and development, program implementation with an emphasis on program delivery, customer service and accountability. Adept at relationship and team building with prospective students, current students, faculty, staff, university administrators, alumni and professional communities. Strong interpersonal skills with ability to deal with difficult situations diplomatically and to be discreet with personal and confidential information. Experience also includes development of new programs and collaborative partnerships with several higher education institutions, educational leadership and training, working with diverse populations, creating effective marketing strategies, and budget development and management. Committed to fostering and maintaining institutional reputation through service on school, university, national committees and boards.Dexter has been a featured speaker at LSAC Annual Meetings, the North Carolina Bar Association Minorities in the Profession (MIP) Diversity Programs, the Southern Association of Pre-Law Advisors (SAPLA), and the Northern Association of Pre-Law Advisors (NAPLA). His service to the profession has been extensive. He has served as numerous committees with agencies ranging from the committee participation with the National Bar Association (NBA) to serving on numerous LSAC governance committees, including the Committee for Services and Programs and the Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.I am a triple Gator (Go Gators!) with a BA in Sociology, minor in Education (’93); M.Ed. in Educational Leadership (’98); and a JD (’03).

Listed skills include Higher Education, Public Speaking, Student Affairs, Event Planning, and 33 others.