Mary Ann Shallcross Smith | |
State House: | Rhode Island |
District: | 46th |
Predecessor: | John Lyle Jr. |
Term Start: | January 5, 2021 |
Term Start1: | January 2, 2009 |
Term End1: | January 4, 2011 |
Predecessor1: | William J. McManus |
Successor1: | Jeremiah O'Grady |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 22 August 1952 |
Alma Mater: | University of Rhode Island |
Profession: | educator; child care consultant; proprietor of day care services |
Spouse: | Ronald R. Smith |
Children: | Keith W. Shallcross, Christopher J. Smith, Amy Shallcross Vogel |
Mary Ann Shallcross Smith (born 1952) is an American educator and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 46th District from 2009 to 2011, and again starting in 2021. During the 2009-2010 sessions, she served on the House Committees on Constituent Services, Finance, Labor and Small Business.[1] Shallcross Smith was defeated for reelection in the 2 November 2010 general elections to Jeremiah T. O'Grady.[2] She went on to be the president and CEO of Dr. Day Care, and she founded the Business Owners of Child Care Association of Rhode Island (BOCA) in 2011.[3] Shallcross Smith was also the chairperson of the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce in 2016.[4]