Ways and Means
Beverly C. Smith ’82
Spring 2007
Administrative management graduate Beverly Smith is another
Clemson graduate serving in state government. She’s chief of staff for
the Ways and Means Committee of the S.C. House of Representatives. Smith’s
job places her at the right hand of the current chairman of Ways and Means
and fellow Tiger, Representative Dan Cooper ’84 of Piedmont.
Smith has served on the Ways and Means Committee staff for 11 years. During
that time she has held several titles, including director of State Budgeting
and Finance, director of Legislation and research analyst covering multiple
areas of the state budget.
Smith began her career in the Office of Human Resources’ Center for Education
and Quality Assessment before moving to the General Assembly. With 18 years
of service to S.C. government, her institutional knowledge is vast and valuable.
She lives in Columbia with husband, Mike, and children, Matthew and Leigh.