ABOUT

Brandon Smith

Brandon M. Smith is a native of Zachary, LA. He serves as Director of Community and Education Partnerships at Louisiana State University (LSU). In this role, Smith is the primary contact between LSU and several local stakeholders including the Mayor’s Office, Metro Council, nonprofits, K-12 districts, interfaith groups, and others amongst. He is also the inaugural Program Director for the LSU President’s Millennial Scholars Program, an initiative that supports high-achieving students from underrepresented populations.

Before his career at LSU, Smith was an educator in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System through Teach for America.

Smith is a two-time LSU alumni, having first received a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and then a Master’s in Public Administration. He was an active student leader in many capacities, but most notably became the Speaker of the Senate in LSU’s Student Government—the first African American in the university’s history.

Smith is also an ordained minister and serves as Pastor of Grace Covenant Community Church in Baton Rouge, LA. He is married to Rachanda Wilson Smith; they have one daughter, Katelyn, and two sons, Wilson and Brennan.