Jennifer Smethers

Jennifer W. Smethers has over 25 years of experience in municipal government, community development and grant writing.  Her past management roles include 7 years as the Township Manager/Treasurer for Lower Mount Bethel Township and 6 years as the Township Manager for Williams Township, both second-class townships in Northampton County.  She also held leadership roles for the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Allentown.  She holds a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from Lehigh University as a Community Fellow where her studies focused on public administration, policy analysis, and land use management.  She further holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Moravian University.  Her extensive experience in personnel management, public budgeting, grant procurement, contract management, and public administration enables her to successfully facilitate executive recruitment, administrative and financial analyses, organizational assessments, strategic planning, labor-contract negotiations and other administrative services.