Jennifer Smiley

Jennifer Smiley

Administrative Assistant II, Office of the Director

In this role, she is responsible for ensuring the seamless functioning of the director’s office to provide timely, responsive, effective service to the public, industry and government partners.

Before joining ABC, Ms. Smiley served as the administrative assistant for the Deputy Director, Administration at the Department of Business Oversight (DBO, now DFPI). She started her state career at the Department of Transportation (CalTrans) in the Transportation Permits Branch in 2013. Prior to joining the state workforce, she worked for a nationwide transportation company filling many front-line management rolls: dispatcher, driver manager, and supporting the regional safety and labor relations teams. Ms. Smiley’s early career was focused on training, administrative, and customer relations roles working for several real estate companies and in retail where she filled many roles from assistant manager to cashier.

Ms. Smiley is a graduate of Sierra Community College; she is a graduate of Sacramento State University. She holds an AA in early childhood education. Ms. Smiley also holds a certification as a Smith System Driver Safety Trainer and holds certificates from the American Red Cross for First Aid and CPR education.