Eileen Smart served as the Program Director of Athletes in Service to America.

Smart coordinates the national office at Northeastern University as well as oversee the four other AIS operating sites, at Eckerd College, the University of Kentucky, Canisius College, and Drexel University.

Athletes in Service to America (AIS) is an initiative of the AmeriCorps program.

Smart brings an experienced background of more than twelve years in related program management, fundraising and commitment to ending men's violence against women

She has an outstanding record of program design and implementation based on the empowerment of youth and the elimination of racism.

Previous Experience

Most recently, Smart was the Sport/Recreation Director for the YWCA of Boston, where she successfully co-chaired the National YWCA's Week Without Violence which brought national media attention to ending men's violence against women.

Personal

As the first woman hired in the state of Massachusetts as a Sports Information Director, she has spent a lifetime promoting the benefits of sports while pioneering the way for girls and women in the field.

She has collegiate and professional sports experience and has worked with Olympic athletes and corporate sports offices.

For more information on the AIS program, please call Eileen Smart at 617-373-8941.