Dionna
Smith
Award-winning crisis communications strategist, author, and speaker advising executives and public leaders on strategic communications, public affairs, and leadership in high-stakes moments.
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ABOUT
Dionna Smith is a crisis communications strategist, author, and senior communications executive who advises leaders navigating high-stakes moments where trust, reputation, and leadership are on the line.
She currently serves as Chief Communications Officer for one of the largest local governments in the Southeast, where she leads strategic communications, media relations, and public messaging for a complex public institution serving hundreds of thousands of residents.
Dionna is the author of On the Record: A Practical Guide to Crisis Communication for Executives and Public Leaders, a leadership guide that equips decision-makers with a clear framework for communicating when scrutiny is high, facts are incomplete, and trust must be protected.
Her work focuses on helping executives, public leaders, and organizations communicate with clarity, credibility, and confidence when the stakes are highest.
Her mission is simple: to help leaders own their narrative, command the moment, and communicate with purpose when it matters most.
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CAPABILITIES
Skills and
I equip leaders, executives, and public officials to master the moments that matter most: the speech, the interview, the crisis, the turning point.
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Why
I’ve been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, CNN Money, C-SPAN, NPR, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
I’ve spoken on national stages including SXSW, SHRM, the Grace Hopper Celebration, and the National Organization of Black Elected Legislators.
And I’ve prepared countless executives and political figures for their own high-stakes appearances, equipping them to deliver with clarity, confidence, and credibility.
If you don't
own your story,
someone else will!
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Your story is your strategy. Mine is proof!
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