Cynthia Mary Beth Jacobs Smith Carter, Ed.D.
Audrey Moore EmceeRec Center
Dr. Mary Cynthia Beth Smith’s Jacobs friendly Carter, serving personality as the Lee District Representative on the Park Board, and can-do was appointed attitude make for aher second a standfour-year term on Jan. 28, 2020. out volunteer. As a front desk associDr. Carter is a senior advancement officer at the Smithsonian Institution’s Nationate, she is the point of contactHistory for and Culture. She leads the museum’s al Museum of first African American Audrey Moore Rec Center customers. gift planning efforts. These efforts include heading the Harriet Tubman Legacy Smith has herself front Society andendeared helping to buildto anthe endowment for the museum. desk staff with her open and friendly Prior to joining the museum’s staff, Dr. Carter served at the Smithsonian as chief demeanor. Her nursing background development officer in the Center Folklife and Cultural Heritage. She also was comes in handy, especially during for busy chief development/external affairs officer times at the rec center. She is unflappa- at Africare. Other positions were held at Howard and at The George ble whenUniversity there are last-minute changesWashington University. andCarter knowshas howtaught to diffuse potential issues even before arise. Her positive rapDr. at Georgetown University and at they The George Washington port with staff patrons, along withStudies. her capable skills make University, bothand in Africana Women’s She isproblem-solving a National Geographic her a true asset to the“Africana team. Woman: Her Story Through Time” (Simon and author of two books: Schuster) and “Freedom In My Heart: Voices From the United States National Slavery Museum” (Penguin Random House), which was nominated for the NAACP Image Awards for Best Literary work in 2010. Dr. Carter earned a Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership and a Master of Arts degree in International Education from The George Washington University. Her undergraduate degree is from Virginia State University.
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