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About Brittany Elliot

Brittany is a recent graduate of West Virginia University from Morgantown, WV. She truly believes that women, especially young women, need to be empowered and encouraged to follow their dreams, help others, and create a great life for themselves. It is her passion to help others and that is why she is here!

My Get Smart Internship Experience

Becoming involved with Get Smart was a random occurrence for me. I had never interned anywhere and this organization is based hundreds of miles away from where I live. I hoped I would be accepted, but I didn’t think too much of it. That is until I got the email that I had been officially [...]

Getting Smart about What I’ve Learned So Far (Part I)

As we grow older, we have a way of becoming busier. This is just the natural way of life. We have more ideas, more goals and more people with which to spend time. Along with growing older and wiser, we also have a way of forgetting some of the most important things in life. Now [...]

How Can You Live a Healthy Life? Get Smart Now.

“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” – Audre Lorde Living a healthy lifestyle is not exactly at the top of everyone’s list. From homework to hanging out with friends to trying that new Sushi place downtown, it can be hard to [...]

Get Smart and Give Back

“To me, giving back is so important. It makes others feel good, which then, in return, makes me feel good." - Katie Cassidy Giving Back is a term we hear often in today’s world. We are told that Giving Back should be something we incorporate into our daily lives...that it is good for the soul [...]