Joel R. Smith is in his 11th year as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Commissioner.

Since becoming the RMAC Commissioner in 2001, Smith moved the RMAC basketball tournament (RMAC Shootout) to the World Arena in Colorado Springs (2003-05), and for the first time in 2006 the State Fair Events Center in Pueblo, Colo., negotiated live television coverage of the RMAC basketball championship games, developed a strategic plan for the conference, and has established committees to help with the governance of the RMAC. In 2004 Smith brokered a four-year broadcast agreement with Altitude Sports and Entertainment, which airs the conference's monthly TV show - The RMAC Showcase - that debuted in September 2004. He has also implemented the RMAC Hall of Fame, which inducted its first members in July 2002.

Smith has served on numerous committees, including the NCAA Championships Committee, NCAA Division II Men's Basketball North Central Regional Advisory Committee, several RMAC committees, the RMAC representative to the National Division II Athletic Directors Association, and Smith was the chair of the NCAA Division II Baseball West Regional Advisory Committee. Currently, he serves on the executive board of the National Football Foundation - Colorado Chapter, where he recently finished a two-year term as president.

Prior to assuming the position of commissioner, Smith served as Director of Athletics at Fort Lewis College for five years (1996-2001). Previous to Fort Lewis, he served as Director of Athletic Development and Assistant Director of Athletics at Metropolitan State College of Denver for 11 years (1985-1996), also a member of the RMAC.

During Smith's tenure at Fort Lewis, Skyhawk teams qualified for NCAA Division II post season championships in men's soccer (1997-1999) and women's cross country (1998). Fort Lewis captured four RMAC men's soccer titles and a women's soccer crown. Smith also made significant improvements to the athletic budget, including the execution of a successful corporate partnership program.

Smith attended Colorado State University as an undergraduate. He completed his bachelor's degree at Metropolitan State College of Denver in 1987 and earned a Masters Degree in management from Regis University in 1996. Smith is married to the former Catherine Klazura and has six children, Timothy, Hannah, Andrew, Daniel, Sara and Joshua. The Smith's reside in Monument, Colo.