Executive Members

Kathleen Smith, Director of Policy & Regulation

Kathleen Smith
Director of Policy and Regulation

Mrs. Smith has over 15 years of professional experience including 10 years in utility regulation.  Mrs. Smith is a Chartered Accountant and is a licensee of The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants. She joined the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the predecessor to URCA, in May 2000 as Financial Analyst.  She has attended numerous regulatory courses. She has previously worked in an audit firm and an offshore international conglomerate prior to working in utility regulation. Prior to this appointment, she served as Senior Case Officer, at URCA and has ably supported URCA’s work on the transition, obligations on operators with Significant Market Power (SMP) and has lead the implementation of retail price rules and accounting separation. Additionally, she is Chairperson of URCA’s Industry Working Group on Codes of Practice for Content Regulation. Her academic achievements include a Bachelor of Business Administration from Acadia University, Nova Scotia, Canada.