Alexandra Smith is an experienced event and sustainability management professional with a passion for bringing sustainable practices to the event and tourism industry. She holds an Associate's degree in General Studies from Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus, a Bachelor's degree in Tourism, Convention, and Event Management from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, and a Master's degree in Tourism Sustainability from Arizona State University. Alexandra has over 30 successful events under her belt, managing events with up to 1500 guests while forging strong relationships with clients, guests, volunteers, community members, and coworkers.

Not only does she possess a keen sense of strategic planning, but she is also hands-on with execution, quickly assessing needs, developing plans, and implementing effective solutions to deliver exceptional results. Gallup's Strength Finder identifies her top 5 strengths as Restorative, Achiever, Responsibility, Command, and Includer. This highlights her ability to analyze symptoms, identify issues, and provide practical solutions. She is known to take ownership of any commitments and has a conscientiousness that makes her the go-to person on any team.

Alexandra's professional experience includes roles as Event Liaison and Operations Manager at Integrating Women Leaders Foundation, Event Experience Coordinator at Project Lead The Way, Meetings Intern at Partnership for Philanthropic Planning, Meetings Intern at Indiana Academy of Family Physicians. Additionally, she served as the Event Intern at The Indiana Roof Ballroom, HSAN Engineer at National Basketball Association (NBA), and Transportation Planner at Cooper Tire and Rubber Company.