Dr. Smith completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Delaware and graduated from VMRCVM in 1998. She began working at DeRolf Animal Hospital in 2008 and lives in Salem, VA with her husband and 3 children. Dr. Smith’s family also includes one horse, four dogs, one cat, twenty or more chickens, and multiple ducks. In her spare time, she enjoys horseback riding, painting, drawing, sewing, gardening, reading, and baking [citation].