When vulnerable people are maltreated or exploited a sense of profound isolation from their
community occurs. Ms. Smith’s passion is inspiring through Survivor Led leadership; current
victims, survivors, and disenfranchised community members a safe, judgement free space to tap
into their power individually and as likeminded groups to courageously develop their lived
narrative to foster felt change in their lives and communities.
Ms. Smith founder of amy_consulting a watchdog barrier buster advocacy firm in Anchorage
and Alaska Relative and Kinship Providers a statewide support group for families seeking
placement of their relative children under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), actively bridges
gaps in services and community narrative for Alaska’s most at risk populations through strategic
community outreach events, public speaking, and educational opportunities to support
community members in acquiring skills in resiliency, self-advocacy, and their basic legal rights.
Ms. Smith elicits a holistic approach and practice of viewing a barrier and its effects on the
individual, their family, and the community; seeking a resolution that instills a wholeness and
healing back to all.
Ms. Smith believes within and outside of her professional capacity; that permeating a guided
path for others to follow is a commitment to her own personal narrative of preventing others’
from enduring what she experienced. In such, Ms. Smith has remained focused and conscientious
in choosing professional capacities that support a holistic approach to victims and survivors
through their own inherit strengths and self-determination toward thriving.
Ms. Smith’s notable accomplishments include:
● 2021 Survivor Human Trafficking Consultant for The Department of Justice and
National Institute of Justice in partnership on a Research and Evaluation Project examining law
enforcements response in evaluating and responding to American Indian and Alaska
Native victims of trafficking both on and off tribal lands.
● 2021 Generations United Grandfamilies Award Nominee (honors a relative
caregiver or person raised in a grandfamily, a professional, or an organization that has
made an outstanding contribution to the field of grandparents and other relatives raising
children.)
● 2020 Victims for Justice Phoenix Award Nominee ( The award recognizes a victim (or
victims) who has overcome tragedy and are rising above circumstances to contribute
positivism to the community)
● 2020 GCI Trailblazer Award Nominee (The award recognizes an outstanding member of
the Anchorage community who embodies the trailblazer spirit and demonstrates a
commitment to making people feel more connected)
Ms. Smith’s notable community collaborative projects include:
● 2021 Alaska Children’s Trust partnership on resiliency talking circles for families