Biography

Alix Smith is first vice president of International Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Alix grew up in Bisbee and, in 1992, became a member of her mother’s P.E.O. chapter, T. Later, Alix transferred to Chapter AY in Phoenix, where she is still a member.

Alix was appointed to Arizona’s P.E.O. Educational Loan Fund Committee for two years prior to being elected to the Arizona State Chapter executive board in 2002; she presided at the 2009 Arizona convention. In 2009, Alix was appointed to a six-year term on P.E.O.’s International Finance and Audit Committees and was elected to serve as an investment trustee for the P.E.O. Foundation; she served as chairman of the committees from 2013-2015.

In 1992, Alix graduated from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff with a bachelor’s degree in accountancy. In 1999, she graduated from Arizona State University in Tempe with a master’s degree in taxation. Alix is a Certified Public Accountant and is currently employed as the Chief Executive Officer for Salt River Devco, a real estate development and asset management company owned by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, adjacent to Scottsdale, Arizona. Alix has been involved in commercial real estate finance and accounting for over 20 years.

In addition to her P.E.O. and work responsibilities, Alix enjoys traveling, reading, knitting and other hand-crafts, hiking, baking and time with her family of four older brothers, six nieces, five nephews and one spoiled cat, Milo.

Alix Smith

Executive Board

Chapter

AY/AZ

Past President Of

Arizona