Brenna Smith will leave her jobs as press secretary to Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg on Jan. 2 to pursue opportunities outside state government, according to a release. Smith has worked for the governor’s office since May 2017, when Reynolds took the office. “Brenna left a comfortable job in the media to join my team during our state’s historic transition of power,” Reynolds said in a statement. “It was important to me to bring on a journalist to serve in this role. Just like in news, life in a governor’s office can be unpredictable, and Brenna was ready and willing to take on the challenge. I am thankful for her service to my office and our state, and I wish her well as she continues her successful career in the private sector.” Smith has been a television news producer at stations in Des Moines and South Carolina. She is an Eagle Grove native and currently lives in West Des Moines.