Ginny Smith is a Senior Faculty Assistant and Process Improvement Specialist, offering a range of administrative, legal, and research support to senior faculty members while also spearheading the development and refinement of business operations processes. She joined the Stanford Law School staff in 2014 after a brief time in the nuclear power industry. Before that, she spent time as a graduate student victim advocate serving as an intermediary between victims and witnesses and the Virginia Commonwealth attorneys in and out of court.

At Stanford, Ginny leads the Stanford Administrative Champions (SAC) program, a multi-department team of administrative support staff throughout Stanford that supports, enhances, and grows the admin experience. She has previously chaired the SAC Process Innovation Committee and served as a SAC Peer Mentor. Ginny is a former Chair and Core Representative of the Team for Improving Productivity at Stanford (TIPS). Additionally, she has been an active California Notary Public since 2016.

Ginny holds a B.A. in Criminology and a B.A. in Psychology from Auburn University, as well as an M.S. in Criminal Justice from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her scholarly contributions include two articles in The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice, First Edition, edited by Jay S. Albanese.