Wendy Smith

Wendy Smith has been working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for more than thirty-five years.  Wendy moved to California and began working for Home of Guiding Hands as a residential supervisor twenty-eight years ago.  In 2005 she transferred out of the residential department and managed the agency respite program.  She has been implementing the Life Planning Project since its inception and it became her full-time position in 2022.  She presents a Life Planning workshop series in both English and Spanish.  Wendy is active on committees to support information dissemination and can regularly be found speaking about services at resource fairs throughout San Diego and Imperial Counties.  She is a well-respected support for the IDD community.  Wendy is also the parent of a 32-year-old son on the spectrum.