Gina Smith is a Senior Program Manager on the Community Justice team. Ms. Smith’s role provides technical assistance to established and aspiring community courts nationally and supports sites on new project planning and management. Based out of Chicago, Illinois, Ms. Smith joined the Center for Justice Innovation in late April of 2024. Before joining the Center, Ms. Smith’s prior roles include serving as a Cook County Adult Probation Officer and Director of Policy and Accreditation as well as the Policy Advisor for the Administrative Office of Illinois Courts Office of Statewide Pretrial Services. In these roles, she supported clients during their terms of probation, performed policy research and development, and implementation of the Illinois SAFE-T Act. Ms. Smith received her B.A. from Columbia College Chicago and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law. In her spare time, she loves to read.