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Catherine Smith
Board Secretary
Hailing from North Charleston, SC, Catherine Smith is the CEO and Founder of Peak Performance Consulting and Media Management, LLC. With over 12 years of classical vocal performance training and a former Miss America Opportunity competitor since 2013, Catherine has always had a passion for the stage. A current advocate for suicide prevention and awareness, Catherine has served in a multitude of capacities such as a legislative liaison speaking before South Carolina’s State Assembly, a Young Adult Presenter for the National Alliance on Mental Illness’s “Ending the Silence” Program, Policy Advocate for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and a member of the 988 Coalition.
A former Juris Doctor Candidate of Charleston School of Law and current graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Legal Emphasis) and Paralegal Certificate, Catherine thrives in the world of academia as both a published academic and gun violence education connoisseur.