Associate Director of Education and Programs, Department of Corrections
Angela Smith has been with the State of South Dakota for 12 years. She graduated with a degree in Education from the University of South Dakota in 2013. After graduating, she worked at the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation under the Attorney Generals Office. She went from processing criminal background checks to supervising the Criminal History and Sex Offender Registry division of the DCI. She joined DOC in August 2022 as the Associate Director of Education & Programs. In this position, she oversees GED instruction and curriculum, manages partnerships with other state agencies including Department of Labor and Board of Regents, establishes higher education opportunities for offenders with state colleges, and implements reentry-focused programming facilitated across the DOC. She is on the Council of Directors for the national Correctional Education Association, and serves as chair of the Program Advisory Committee within SD DOC.