Dr. Smith joined the Chesterfield County family in 1998. She taught English 7 at Providence Middle School for three year, until moving to Central Office in the Curriculum and Instruction Department in 2000. After 10 years serving as Chesterfield’s Secondary Language Arts Instructional Specialist, Dr. Smith joined the Grange Hall Bulldogs as their principal in 2011. Dr. Smith served Grange Hall for four years, and then became Ettrick Elementary’s principal in 2015!

Dr. Smith is a loyal Virginia Commonwealth University Ram, as she received her Bachelor of Arts in  English in 1993, her Masters in Teaching in 1994, and her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership in 2011, all from VCU.

Mrs. Hamilton has dedicated her career to serving in various capacities.  She joined the CCPS family in 2000, serving as a First-grade teacher at Harrowgate Elementary until starting at Ettrick Elementary in 2006.  She served as a school counselor before becoming an assistant principal.

She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education, Master of Education degree in Counseling from Virginia State University, and Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University.

She truly enjoys being a Trojan!