Cheri Stevenson, M.S., CCC-SLP

Director of Academy Enrollment and Student Engagement

Cheri Stevenson, M.S., CCC-SLP, is the Director of Academy Enrollment and Student Engagement at ACCESS. In this role, she channels more than 28 years of institutional knowledge into strengthening how ACCESS welcomes families and supports students throughout their time with us, ensuring every family experiences the care and belonging that have always defined this organization.

Cheri joined ACCESS in 1998 and has since shaped the Academy, guided countless students and families, and left her mark on nearly every part of who ACCESS is today. Prior to ACCESS, she administered speech-language evaluations at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the Department of Pediatrics at the Dennis Developmental Center, and before that provided early intervention therapy and diagnostics for the birth-to-2 program at Easter Seals Arkansas. She holds a Master's degree in Communication Disorders from UAMS and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Ouachita Baptist University. She is certified in the Neo-Natal Oral-Motor Assessment Scale, The DuBard Association Method, and Interactive Metronome.

Cheri is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Arkansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association, where she serves as the representative for the Therapy Advisory Council for Medicaid and QSource.