Bobby E. Smith

After a 25-year career in law enforcement, Bobby Smith was left without his career and his eyesight after a shotgun blast to the face in 1986 during an encounter with a drug offender. Just after being shot, Bobby pursued a Masters Degree in Education and a doctorate in Counseling Psychology. Bobby currently serves with Louisiana State Police as the director of the Troopers Assistance program, is the President of the FORTE Foundation, and has spent nearly 20 years speaking in every major city in the US to share his message with law enforcement officers, government agencies, emergency medical teams, corporations, schools, and churches. Dr. Bobby has authored three books and has shared his message of dealing with the tragedies of life and being thankful with over one million people. Today, Dr. Bobby Smith, along with his wife Janie continues to pursue his vision of opening BADGES Counseling center to make qualified counselors available to law enforcement officers in a safe environment.