Amber Smith
Amber Smith has been living and working in rural, western America for the past two decades. Her passion is rooted in building a future where rural families thrive and all people are empowered and supported in pursuing work that aligns with their most deeply held values. Her time spent studying in the Middle East, and five years as the Director of Activities in a rural nursing home, during her tenure being selected as “The Best Activity Director in the State,” helped her develop a unique passion for creating communities of dignity, acceptance, joy and respect across difference. She is the Executive Director of Women in Ranching, which has provided her a platform on which to continue rural community building through supporting feminine leadership on the large working landscapes of the West. She currently serves on her local country school board and is a board member of the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance. She and her partner are raising their two children and stewarding Antelope Springs Ranch near Cohagen, MT, raising commercial cattle and running their custom grazing business, Terroir Land and Livestock on 53,000 acres of predominantly native shortgrass prairie.