Maleesa Smith is the digital editor for HousingWire. In this role, she leads the audience development team while also overseeing the digital content for HousingWire.com, managing daily newsletter email alerts and ensuring 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.