Renee Smith began her teaching career in 2008. She began teaching as a Kindergarten/First grade Looping teacher at Van Buren Community School District. During her time there she served on the Building Leadership Team. Renee began teaching Title 1 Reading in 2010 at Pence Elementary, in Fairfield. She is a member of the professional organization, International Reading Association. While teaching at Pence she served on the PBIS team. She received her BA degree in Elementary Education from Buena Vista University.