The Hoover Board of Education on Tuesday morning held a special meeting to approve the hiring of Desiree Smith as the school district’s new chief talent officer. Smith is the former human resource and talent coordinator for the i3 Academy in Birmingham and has 30 years of experience in education. She has served in various capacities, from teaching to administrative roles, in the Macon and Talladega county school systems and Homewood City Schools, where new Hoover Superintendent Kevin Maddox previously was assistant superintendent.