After a career of more than two decades as an accountant and public administrator in the civil service of the British Virgin Islands, Smith retired and entered politics.

She completed her degree program in accounting in 1968 and went on for further studies at Wandsworth Technical College in London and at the University of Calgary.

Desiring to further her education, Smith was awarded a Hubert Humphrey Fellowship in 1983 and attended Pennsylvania State University, attaining a master's degree in public administration the following year.

[1][3][5][6] During her legislative career, Smith was appointed a delegate to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conferences, attending the meetings held in 1995 in Sri Lanka, in 1996 in Malaysia and in 1997 in Mauritius.

[1] Smith contested the 2003 general elections for the 5th District as candidate for the Virgin Islands Party, but was defeated by Delores Christopher with a margin of three votes.