Angela Smart
Chief Development and Communications Officer, Swope Health; Executive Director, Swope Health Foundation
Angela Smart is responsible for growing the Swope Health Foundation by establishing a strong development and fundraising operation to support a variety of programs and capital projects, including building long-term relationships with individuals, foundations and corporations. In addition, she oversees the communications and community engagement functions of Swope Health.
Angela most recently served as the Vice President of the Hall Family Foundation, where she was responsible for grantmaking to Kansas City-area nonprofits in the categories of human and social services, health, higher education, arts and culture. Prior to this position, she worked in multiple roles in corporate finance at Hallmark Cards Inc., Grant Thornton/Kansas City and Andersen Consulting/Detroit.
Angela has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from University of Michigan and an MBA from the Bloch School of Business at University of Missouri-Kansas City. She serves as Secretary of the Board of Trustees of William Jewell College and chairs the Academic Affairs Committee. Angela has served on the boards of the Shawnee Mission Education Foundation, the Hall Center for the Humanities, Sheffield Place and Solace House.