SHERIA D. SMITH

Sheria D. Smith is a civil rights attorney for the United States Department of Education-Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Born and raised in Gary, Indiana, Sheria graduated from Harvard University and the University of Texas School of Law. Before she joined OCR, Sheria was a fifth-grade teacher, clerked for two federal judges, spent six years practicing employment and commercial litigation for private local and international law firms, and served on several boards, including the board of trustees for St. Luke Community United Methodist Church and The Hotchkiss School.44