Charlynne is the Director of Recreation Resources Service (RRS), a technical advisory program created to assist North Carolina communities in the provision of parks, recreation and leisure services. The RRS Team leads field administration of the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) and Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant programs for NC.

Dr. Smith’s education is in recreation administration, natural and cultural resource management with additional training in supervision, leadership and geospatial sciences. She brings over 30 years of experience in the field of natural resource and park management having served as a park ranger, environmental educator, historic interpreter, recreation consultant, grants administrator, educator and researcher.