Dawn Smith

Before joining the Pozen Center in 2025, Dawn Smith served as the operations manager for GenForward at UChicago for two years. Prior to that, she worked at Belmont University, first as Program Manager in the Pharmacy Department, then as Budget Manager for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. 

From 2001 to 2016,, Dawn worked at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois,, serving as Dean’s Assistant and Business Manager in the College of Business and Human Resources. She earned both her M.B.A. and B.A. from Benedictine. Dawn is married and the proud mother of five daughters, with two grandchildren.