Susan Bitter Smith, District 2

Governing Board President

District 2
Date first elected: 2020
Years of service: 2021–present
Current term expires: December 31, 2028

Higher Education Experience

Past Chairman of the ASU Alumni Association

Honorary Chair of the ASU MBA Alumni Association

Past Chairman of the ASU Walter Cronkite Endowment Board

Public Service

Past member of the ASAE Government Relations Section Council

ASAE Fellow

Past Chairman of the Arizona First Amendment Coalition

Past Chairman of the Arizona Competitive Telecommunications Coalition

Past President of the Arizona Society of Association Executives

Past Chairman American Society of Association Executives (first Arizonan to serve as Chairman)

Past Chairman of the ASAE Government Affairs Committee

Past Chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission

Past Chairman of the Western Region of Public Utility Commissioners

Past Member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Past Member of the Scottsdale City Council and Vice Mayor

Elected Member of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District Board of Directors (served two six-year terms and spent four years as President of the Board)

Founding Member of Women in Water, a water policy group for women

Past Member of the Balsz Elementary School Board Co-Chair of Arizonans for Bush/Quayle—1988, 1992

Chair of the Forbes in Arizona Campaign—1996

Founder of Arizona Women in Cable and the Valley of the Sun Cable Club

Honors and Awards

ASU Alumni Achievement Award

AzSAE Executive of the Year Award

“Women in Water” Award

ASAE Key Award

Arizona Girl Scouts Advocacy Award

Public Policy Government Leader of the Year

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business from Arizona State University

Master of Business Administration degree from Arizona State University

Contact