Janna Smith Gaston County School Board
Gastonia Township Seat
Janna Smith Gaston County School Board
Gastonia Township Seat
About Janna Smith
Born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee Janna moved to Gaston County in 7th grade. She attended Grier Middle School that year and then Holbrook Middle School in 8th. She entered High School at Ashbrook High School and is a member of the 2003 class. Neeldless to say, she had a great tour of the Gaston County education system.
Janna obtained her undergrad at Belmont Abbey and her Masters in Human Resource Management from Clemson University.
She is a Director for a broker located in Raleigh that supports the public sector which includes K-12, Community Colleges and Local Government in 3 states: North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
Janna is the mother of twin 10-year old boys that attend school in Gaston County. This choice came to her and her husband as a neccessity. Her children started their education in a school system outside of Gaston. While attending K-2 there, Janna saw many changes, policies and paths being introduced to children that did not align with her beliefs. That is when she rejected these changes and moved her family to Gastonia. She has seen it first hand and wants to fight for the children of Gaston County to not be victim to what is constantly knocking at the front door of our schools.