Maleesa Smith

Maleesa Smith is the online editor for HousingWire. In this role, she oversees the digital content for HousingWire.com, manages daily newsletter email alerts and ensures a steady flow of news to the company’s social media channels. Prior to her arrival at HousingWire in 2019, Smith worked as a staff writer at Southlake Style magazine and community reporter with Star Local Media. She holds a degree in journalism from Baylor University, where she served all four years on the student newspaper, The Baylor Lariat, and rose to the rank of editor-in-chief in her final year.