Christian Smith

Christian Smith is Director of Development for the UAB Department of Medicine, as part of the School of Medicine Advancement Team. In this roles she works to identify and cultivate relationships to secure major gifts for UAB to advance medical care, training and research at the institution. Prior to that Christian worked for the YWCA Central Alabama in development and communications raising critical dollars to support the organizations mission of empowering women and eliminating racism, through programs like the Woodlawn neighborhood revitalization effort. Christian is an active community volunteer in Birmingham serving with organizations like the YWCA, Freshwater Land Trust and Rotaract, as well as serving as an Advisory Board member for the Jefferson County Childcare Development Center. Christian is a two time graduate of the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication & Information Sciences and a Master of Public Administration and is proud to be a 2004 Blackburn Fellow.