Kim Smith
30 Church Street, Room 301-A
(585) 428-7538 (O)
M.P.A. SUNY Brockport
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Kim Smith is a City of Rochester native elected to City Council in
2020. Her work on City Council has prioritized community-building initiatives
as she works to forge relationships that lead to effective governing.
With a Master’s of Public Administration from SUNY Brockport, Kim
led a 25-year-long career in public service with the Monroe County Department
of Public Health. Before her departure, Kim worked with the County’s Disease
Control Unit where she created and managed Monroe County Partnering to end the
Epidemic, a coalition of people living with HIV/AIDS who work alongside
clinical and non-clinical organizations to strengthen access to HIV/AIDS
care.
Currently, Kim is the Political Director for VOCAL-US (Voices of
Community Activists and Leaders). VOCAL works directly with impacted
individuals and elected officials to create policies that will end HIV,
Homelessness, The Overdose Crisis and Mass incarceration.
As an At-Large member of
City Council, Kim is the Liaison for the Police Accountability Board and the
Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative. She is a member of the
Neighborhood and Business Development, Finance, and Public Safety
Committees. Kim also serves on the Rochester Housing Task Force and
leads the 3x3x3 Committee, comprising three City Councilmembers, three
Monroe County Legislators and three RCSD School Board Commissioners.