Anita Smith

Anita Smith serves as Internal Auditor with the City of Tampa, providing independent assessment within the city. Prior, Anita spent five plus years in Washington D.C. as an auditor with the Department of Treasury in the Office of Inspector General and as a financial and budget liaison for grants management program with the City of Gaithersburg, giving budgeting advice on the equitable disbursement of funds to programs addressing homelessness, food security, medical care, skills training and mental health.

Anita recently transitioned to the Tampa Bay area and is looking forward to spending more time writing a children’s book and being on the hunt for a new church. She enjoys travel and absolutely adores her twin grandchildren Eli and Analise. Anita feels called to Bible and Pop Culture as a writer, “in order to share my voice with those that may feel there is more to say about faith and our journeys” as well as our financial advisor and accountant in order to share her accounting expertise to help build a solid foundation for our magazine and ministry.