Susan L. Smith is the Southern Division President of the National Association of Music Education, Associate Conductor of the Alabama Winds and Education Coordinator for the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. Her previous appointments were as an Assistant Professor of Music Education at Troy University and Director of Bands at the Saint James School in Montgomery, AL.
Susan is an elected member of the Rho Chapter of the Phi Beta Mu and has conducted honor bands in multiple states including University of Alabama Honor Band, Samford University Honor Band, Marshall University Honor Band, and Midfest at UGA as well as District Honor Bands in Alabama, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, and Kentucky. She is an Educational Consultant and adjudicator for Music for All as well as a co-founder and executive producer of the Mind the Gap Webinar, a Podcast for young and preservice music educators. Susan is in the final phases of completing her PhD in Music Education at Auburn University.
In September 2024 she became President and CEO of the RWS Music Publishing Company after the sudden passing of her husband of 30 years, composer and educator, Robert W. Smith. Susan is committed to honoring the legacy of her late husband and continuing his goal of providing quality music curriculum materials for teachers and students and support the development of emerging young writers.
