Testimonials

Blumenthal Performing Arts
“Andi did a masterful job in guiding our Board through a one-day retreat.  Months later, our Trustees still feel the uplift of thoughtful discussions and reflection that she led the group through.”
Tom Gabbard, CEO, Blumenthal Performing Arts (Charlotte)
“Andi’s innate ability to lead authentically, listen effectively, and respond with true understanding and empathy is a testament to her outstanding skillset and experience as a presenter and facilitator. As a result, she produced a program for our women’s retreat that resonated on both a personal and professional level with our audience. The program was a tremendous success.”
Stephanie Marella Gryder, Manager of Diversity and Community Initiatives, Moore & Van Allen
Moore Van Allen
Craft Emergency Relief Fund
“In November of 2018, the Board of Directors of CERF+—the Artists’ Safety Net—was so fortunate to spend the day in a facilitated planning retreat with Andi Stevenson, focusing on board engagement, governance and strategic visioning. From our initial conversations, it was clear that Andi understood the critical issues our board was facing and how we could address them in a retreat setting. From this experience, I give her my highest recommendation. Andi is smart, extremely organized and efficient, focused on results, a deep listener and a great synthesizer. Most importantly, Andi was passionate about our work and, in such a short time, was able to move us many steps forward. She really hit the mark for us, and we are deeply thankful to her.”
Cornelia Carey, Executive Director, Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+)
“Working with Andi was a delight from start to finish. She was all the things you want and need a consultant to be: knowledgeable, professional, hard-working, responsive, creative, and flexible. And her affable nature made the work all the more enjoyable. I can’t recommend her highly enough.”
Mollie James, Executive Director, Bruce Irons Camp Fund
Bruce Irons Camp Fund
UNC Charlotte College of Education
“My leadership team and I learned so much from working with Stevenson Wallace! Andi developed a wonderful protocol for facilitating activities and conversation around building a positive, purposeful culture in the workplace. We were pushed to imagine and re-imagine how things could be in our community in such a skilled, respectful, positive manner. I look forward to more work with Stevenson Wallace.”
Ellen McIntyre, Dean, UNC Charlotte College of Education
“Filoli is one of the largest sites in the National Trust for Historic Preservation as well as a top 25 public garden.  Andi Stevenson was masterful in researching and engaging those key audiences as well as being sensitive to the unique challenges of opportunities at our specific location.”
Kara Newport, CEO, Filoli (San Francisco)
Filoli
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
“From a small germ of an idea, Andi created a 1-1/2 day conference focused on CFO relationships with boards, CEOs, and non-financial colleagues. She quickly understood our very fundamental objective, was thorough in her deliberations, and the results far exceeded our expectations. This approach to our annual conference was untested and totally different for us. The overwhelming response of the participants was positive and reflected a strong appreciation for  the product Andi delivered. We have asked her to lead our next annual conference and it is without hesitation that I look forward to working with her again.”
Tom Berger, CFO, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (Miami)
“Andi Stevenson of Stevenson Wallace provided so much clarity to our project. She facilitated the sharing of ideas and concepts in the white space and allowed thoughts and ideas to have structure, purpose and immediate next steps to keep our project moving forward.”
Donna Canzano Stucker, VP of Development, Humane Society of Charlotte
Humane Society of Charlotte
Stanly County
“Stevenson Wallace, LLC assisted Stanly County with its 2018 strategic planning workshop with the Board of Commissioners.  Stevenson Wallace does a very good job of developing clear ground rules for discussion and debate, keeping the flow of the agenda topics on task and ensuring all voices in the room are heard.  Stanly County was pleased with the outcome of the workshop, and Stevenson Wallace played a role in helping to support this successful outcome.”
Andy Lucas, County Manager, Stanly County, North Carolina
“Thanks to Andi, our community has more knowledgeable and engaged nonprofit board members. United Way works with Stevenson Wallace to provide board training for community members interested in taking their volunteerism to a new level. Andi’s candid and energetic approach arms participants with the information they need to become excellent board members.”
Leslie Rink, Director of Volunteer Engagement, United Way of Central Carolinas
United Way of Central Carolinas
TedX Charlotte
“Andi’s talk at TEDxCharlotte 2015 was stellar. Clear, engaging, funny, most importantly—relatable. I couldn’t help but think about some of the opportunities I missed out on because of irrational fear. Her message inspired me to give myself the gift of letting go more…it’s thrilling to be a rookie!”
Candice Langston, Founding Organizer, TedX Charlotte
“Andi is an incredible speaker. Her ability to use humour, wit and charm combined with a powerful message captivates her audience and leaves them wanting more!”
Sharla Brown, President, Keynote Events Canada
Keynote Events Canada
Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
“It is my pleasure to highly recommend Andi for your women in business event. Her content is extremely relevant and a “must hear” for women of all ages and levels of leadership—these concepts cut right to the core and provoke action. Our audience of 350 women gave Andi a score just shy of perfect accompanied with dozens of affirming statements about her delivery and their takeaways. She was very intentional about learning about our audience and end goals for the conference in order to customize her talk for the best possible impact. An event planner can’t ask for more than that! It was truly an honor for her to take our stage.”
Lindsay Keisler, Interim President / CEO, Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
“Andi is masterful at delivering content in an accessible and thoughtful manner. She engages her audience to create a collaborative learning environment and in so doing maximizes the experience. Andi is smart, funny and a pleasure to work with.”
Lisa Miller, Women’s Impact Fund
Women's Impact
HealthNet Gaston
“Andi excels in explaining difficult concepts to diverse audiences in a way where all participants feel part of the dialogue and are comfortable adding input or asking questions.”
Donna Elliott, Executive Director, HealthNet Gaston
“Thank you so very much for serving as the Keynote Speaker at our 2016 Community Healthcare Commission’s Annual Meeting. Your comments were highly inspirational for all! Since the event, I have heard several people talking about “enlarging their circles”! In addition, our officers have also discussed including more targeted community members in creating their own solutions to issues. How lucky we were to have able to have you with us!”
Donna Lockett, Executive Director, Gaston Together
Gaston Together