Monika Garner-Smith (front), Tammy Simmons (back, left), Cindy Young (back, right)

Tammy Simmons, Chief Executive Officer, founder of ACCESS

• Responsible for all administrative aspect of the organization
• Native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas
• UALR, Major in Communicative Disorders with minor in Music and Psychology                           
• UAMS/UALR, Master’s Degree in Communicative  Disorders
• Specialist in technology, apraxia, early childhood and school-aged student, Association Method, reading and writing strategies, grant writing
• Selected by Arkansas Business for  membership in “40 Under 40”.
• Local, Regional, National and International conference guest speaker and at UALR and UCA speech/language departments.

Tammy is a member of The Church of Rock Creek and Worship Team singer, enjoys gardening, being with friends, and writing music.  Pets include two Boston Terriers Lucy and Ethel.

• Responsible for day-to-day operations including therapy and education
• Hometown:  Paris, Arkansas
• Degrees:  UCA, Master's Degree in Communication Disorders 
• Certified in Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT)
• Areas of Expertise:  oral motor dysfunction & feeding disorders, early childhood, apraxia, birth to three, literacy, designing the environment for success, Association Method
• Leadership Greater Little Rock Class XX, Local, Regional, National and International conference guest speaker and at UALR and UCA speech/language departments.

Married to Steven Young, a member of Fellowship Bible Church, enjoys swimming, gardening, walking, ceramics, and taking care of her two Westies, Isabelle and Rowdy.  

• Responsible for educational programs and curriculum
• Hometown:  all over
• Degrees:  BSE, Special Education, UA Fayetteville
• M.Ed, Masters’s degree in Special Education, UALR
• Areas of Expertise:  curriculum, training and multisensory topics, literacy,
• customizing learning environments, classroom design and management, Association Method for the preschool age student
• Former selection as Outstanding Early Childhood Professional in Arkansas

Monika is married to Roger Smith, parent of a year-old son Alex, Dog Boudreaux; loves living in Hillcrest and has a passion for old houses which Roger has turned into a restoration business. Hobbies are being outdoors, attending Razorback games, scrapbooking, and sight-seeing.