The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery named Derrick Smith their director of development this summer. Born in Cleveland and raised in Long Beach, Calif., Smith previously worked as the director of strategic planning and special projects for Catholic Charities of Madison, before his position with WID. Smith graduated from the Air Force Academy with a degree in Biochemistry and later went on to work in scientific sales and marketing as a manager for Thermo Scientific Packaging/OEM/Diagnostics.