Lieutenant Smith began her law enforcement career in 1998 as a deputy sheriff with the Barton County Sheriff's Office before transitioning to the Great Bend Police Department in 2002.
Holding a variety of positions in her career, Lieutenant Smith has served as a detention officer, deputy sheriff, police officer, corporal and an acting sergeant in the patrol division before being promoted to the detective division in 2007. In 2018, Smith was elevated to her current role as lieutenant of the detective division.
Lieutenant Smith graduated from Hoisington High School in 1996, earned her associate degree in criminal justice in 1998 and later graduated from the University of Kansas Certified Public Management Course.