Antonette DeLauro Smith

Centennial, Colorado

Antonette Smith is a proud westerner and a fiery American patriot. With decades of experience in state and federal government, Fortune 500 companies and many campaigns and public policy initiatives, she is dedicated to helping her clients and candidates maximize their success by building winning strategies and executing with precision.

She was honored to serve as Deputy State Director for Americans for Prosperity-Colorado and before that as director of marketing for the Centennial Institute, the public policy think tank at Colorado Christian University. She was also the executive director of the Colorado OutReach Exchange, a community engagement and leadership development program for the Colorado National Guard.

A Colorado native, Antonette is a trusted advisor for her expertise in media, marketing, and public affairs. She started her career in DC working with U.S. Senator Bill Armstrong (R-CO). She returned to Colorado to serve as Director of Public Affairs for Colorado State Parks then moved to the corporate world, serving in executive roles in Fortune 500 companies First Data, Western Union and CH2M HILL. She was SVP at Sage Hospitality and later with Galloway Group.

Antonette is graduate of Leadership Denver and the Leadership Program of the Rockies, a Fellow with the Club for Growth, and a member of American Enterprise Institute Leadership Network. She has served on several key nonprofit boards including Cancer League of Colorado, Hospice of Saint John, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and Friends of Colorado State Parks. She earned her BA in political science from The Colorado College, and an MBA from the University of Denver – Daniels College of Business.