Lynnette Smith has been a part of The Weather Channel for over 20 years and is the Manager of Advertising Operations. She oversees all the cable Ad Products (such as billboard and weather triggered adaptors) execution on the network.
She has worked on the NAMIC Atlanta board since 2004. Under Lynnette’s presidential leadership the Atlanta Chapter won back to back “Chapter of the Year” awards in 2009 and 2010, 2012 & 2013 along with other chapter awards. In 2014, she was the recipient of the Mae Douglas Leadership Award in recognition as a leader who stands out as a result of their commitment and the integrity of their character to achieve excellence and success.
Lynnette is a graduate of Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA, with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. She is also a graduate of the Management Continuing Education Program (Rice University- Houston), Atlanta Broadcasting School and the NAMIC Leadership Seminar program. Most recently she received a Diversity and Inclusion certificate from Cornell University.
Currently she serves on the NAMIC Atlanta board (Immediate Past President and Chapter mentor), Southern University Alumni Federation- Atlanta Chapter (Board Advisor), ON BOARD organization (Advocate) and is a general member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She resides in Atlanta, GA with her husband Thomas.