Janet Smart
Province V – Diocese of Ohio
Janet Smart was an active member of St. Andrew’s (now closed) and St. James Episcopal churches in the Youngstown, Ohio area. She served these parishes in several ways, including as Sunday School teacher, vestry member, Senior Warden, altar guild member, choir member, parish ECW President, and diocesan convention delegate. She was a long-time active ECW diocesan board member and served as Diocese of Ohio ECW President from 2002-2005. She continued her service on the diocesan ECW board as the representative of her mission area.
She participated in several Triennial meetings. Janet received her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education and Teaching from Youngstown State University and an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and administration from Kent State University.
During her 27 years as a teacher, she was active in teachers’ associations. She was a long-time board member of the Hunger Network in Ohio and completed a term as chair of this board. She also served on the boards of the Youngstown Church Women United and the Austintown Historical Society for many years. Janet was a long-time member of Gamma Sigma Sigma service sorority. Janet passed away on November 16, 2021.
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