Mrs. Thomas-Smith currently serves as the Director of the Evanston Department of Health and Human Services, one of only 4 certified municipal health departments in Illinois. which she joined in 2005. She has been an executive Public Health Administrator and Public Health Nurse leader for over 25 years. The mission of the Evanston Health & Human Services Department is to protect, preserve, and promote wellness for people who live, work, and play in Evanston through creative and sustainable partnerships. Successful solicitations and alliances assisted in opening the first public private collaborative and established a federally qualified health center for Evanston Illinois. Having earned bachelor degrees in Community Health, and Nursing before pursuing a Master’s Degree in Nursing at Governor’s State University in University Park, Illinois. She is currently working to complete a doctorate in public health at Walden University.
