Kelly Smith – Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Kelly Smith is the Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the Atlanta Regional Commission. She has over 27 years of experience including the last 18 with ARC. She plays a key role in developing the agency’s annual budget, managing the agency audits, production of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Reporting, and overseeing day-to-day operations in the finance department.

Specializing in accounting data, she enjoys using her aptitude for technology and problem-solving to connect both internal and external stakeholders with information to make sound decisions.

Smith graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA in Accounting and is a CPA. Smith is a current member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as well as the Georgia Society of CPAs.