Erin Smith

Director Smith was President of the Village of Lakewood for eight years. Erin has also served on the McHenry County Council of Government’s Executive Committee as Legislative Committee Chairperson and on the Chicago Metropolitan Mayors Caucus’s Executive Committee. Erin is a Human Resources executive with more than 30 years’ experience leading compensation, benefits and HR operations for public, private and nonprofit organizations. Smith has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, with concentrations in Strategy, Marketing and Entrepreneurship. She has also attained formal certifications as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Certified Compensation Professional (CCP). Director Smith served on the Chicago Community Trust Disability Fund Advisory Board and chaired the Mayor’s Committee for the ADA 25 celebration. On Pace's Board of Directors, she represents McHenry County. She has served on the Pace Board since 2020.