Oberlin College Athletics

Roseanna Smith joined Oberlin College in 2021 and enters her fifth season on staff in 2025. 

Smith has guided the running backs for five years, added coaching responsibilities on special teams, and leads the program's operations, recruiting, fundraising and events. In August 2024, she was promoted to program Chief of Staff and earned a Level 1 certification from USA Weightlifting.

Smith has been selected to a myriad of prestigious coaching academies including the 2023 WeCoach/NCAA Women's Coaches Academy in Denver, the 2023 NCAA Women Leaders in College Sports Institute for Advancement, the 2022 NFL's Women's Careers in Football Forum, and was one of 12 NCAA coaches to present to the Minnesota Vikings staff at its inaugural Diversity Summit in 2022.

Before Oberlin, Smith spent ten years working as a Georgia high school football coach. Concurrently, Smith was the Vice President of Communications for the American Junior Golf Association. With the AJGA, she focused on professional sports marketing leadership, premium sponsor activation with Fortune 500 brands such as Adidas and Rolex, and strategic national business operations in golf industry events and fundraising.

As a football player, Smith was an All-World All-Star selection at center on the inaugural 2010 International Federation of American Football Women's World Championships United States national women’s tackle team, won two Independent Women's Football League national championships in Atlanta (2007, 2011), and lettered in high school football.  

In 2004, Smith earned two Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Sports Studies from the University of Iowa. Two years later, she completed a Master's degree in Athletic Administration from her alma mater.