ITHACA, N.Y.—Monalita “Mona” Smiley speaks with an even keel. She does not often stumble, pause, or have to rethink her sentences in the middle of them. When she does, it feels weighty. “I don’t get rattled, because I can’t be productive when I’m rattled,” said Smiley. Smiley was announced as the Project Director for the […]