Stephanie G. Smith

Stephanie Smith's extensive experience in working in the field of supporting and coordinating the services for individuals with disabilities is directly linked to her passion of ensuring that everyone, regardless of ability, receives fair and equitable opportunities at life.

She has served as a provider representative and advocate for children and adults with disabilities on multiple workgroups with the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Arkansas Department of Education, and the PASSE managed care entities helping to define and write regulations and procedures that support the delivery of high quality services and care for children and adults with disabilities in compliance with state and federal mandates. She has had an integral role in developing the logic for data pulls and analyzing the data used by DHS and providers to answer legislative questions on the spend, growth and utilization of various DD services and to support rate adjustments that align with increased costs of providing services.

Recognized in 2009 as the CFO of the Year by Arkansas Business, Stephanie is a certified public accountant. She specialized in the audits of non-profit organizations and insurance companies prior to joining Easterseals in 1993.